Francis Joseph BUTLER

Regimental number34789
OccupationSawyer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Butler, Roundhill via Colac Bay, Southland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Athenic on 30 December 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitD Company, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 18 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialGommecourt Wood New Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No 15), Foncquevillers, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs M.A. Butler, Round Hill, Colac Bay
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 49, p. 4