James Francis BUTCHER

Regimental number24/1608
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationCompositor
Next of kinWife, Mrs J L Butcher, Bath Street, Levin
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 8 January 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 24 September 1916
Place of burialSt Sever Cemetery (Plot B, Row 18, Grave No 43), Rouen, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Cecilia Butcher, 164 Elizabeth Street, Launceston, Australia; Wife: Caroline B. Murdock (formerly Butcher), 76 Teviot Street, Invercargill
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 15, p. 7

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