Regimental number | 10/2089 |
Address | Hannan's Hotel, Marton |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, Jacob Butcher, Carlton near Thirsk, Yorkshire, England |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
Final rank | Lance Corporal |
Final unit | B Company, 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Jacob and Emily Butcher, Catton, Thirsk, Yorks, England |
Family/military connections | Brother: 10/297 Pte Joseph BUTCHER, Wellington Infantry Regiment, died of wounds, 15 August 1915. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fifth |
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