| Regimental number | 12/3571 |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Next of kin | Father, Martin Butler, Cambridge |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 37 SS Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Martin and Annie E. Butler, Pukeroro, Cambridge, Hamilton |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 13 |