| Regimental number | 44251 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Hunua |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Driver |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 40 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ann Butler, Papakura |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Taumarunui |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, April 1917, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
| Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
| Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 41 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Zonnbeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Annie Butler (both b. Scotland), Settlement Road, Papakura, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 14 April 1917; disembarked, 17 April 1917; re-embarked, 26 April 1917; disembarked Sydney, Australia, 2 May 1917; re-embarked 9 May 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 September 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 8 October 1917, and posted to A Company. Reported missing, believed prisoner of war, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 25 April 1918, concluded: 'Missing for 6 months. No evidence to shew his fate. Finding: Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Statement to Court, 26/895 Rifleman H. ROBINSON, A Company, 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade: I was going on ration fatigue with Rfm. Butler. We lost our way & wandered into a German patrol. I called out to Butler to run & ran myself & got into a shell hole. Myself & Rfm. Butler were only about a yard from the patrol whom we met while running away. The patrol opened fire & I saw no sign of Rfm. Butler again.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 17 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21890722 |