ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

BUTCHERS, William

BUTCHERS, William

Full Name: William

BUTCHERS

Date of Birth: 04

–

1886

Place of birth: London

England

Occupation: Fettler

Address: Nannup WA

Next of Kin: Sister- Eva Mary PULLEN

Next of Kin Address: 64 West Terrace Fairburn Park Sydenham London England

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 4449

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 11th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-10-14

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-02-12

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-03-10

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: France

Age at Death: 31

Burial Location: AIF Burial Ground Grass Lane Flers France – Plot 1, Row B, Grave No. 1.

21/09/1915- Completed Application for Enlistment & Preliminary Medical Examination Busselton WA
14/10/1915- To 33 Depot Blackboy Hill WA as Private
6/12/1915- Allotted to 14th Reinforcements 11th Battalion Blackboy Hill
12/02/1916- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Miltiades ” bound for Egypt
10/03/1916- Disembarked Alexandria ex Australia to Overseas Training Base
29/03/1916- Embarked Alexandria with British Expeditionary Forces bound for Marseilles France
4/04/1916- Disembarked Marseilles
8/04/1916- To 1st Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France
16/06/1916- Joined 11th Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
5/01/1917- Killed in Action France.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 32356

Victory Medal – No. 32132

Memorial Plaque/Scroll- 306752.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Nannup War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 61.