Edward Arthur Ormond BUTLER

Regimental number14385
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationClerk
Next of kinFather, Percy Selwyn Butler, Omahu Road, Remuera, Auckland
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
The Infantry component of the 14th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunaganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialPont-Du-Hem Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No 16), La Gorgue, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Percy Selwyn and Ellen Margaret Butler, Remuera, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 2