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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
William Manus Butler |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Rifleman |
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| Forename(s): |
William Manus |
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| Surname: |
Butler |
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| Also Known As: |
William Manns Butler |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| First Known Rank: |
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| Next of Kin: |
W.P. Butler (father), 35 Bradhaw Street, South Dunedin, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Westport, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Canterbury |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
- Samoan Advance Party
- 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
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| Embarkation Unit: |
- New Zealand Railway Engineers
- A Company
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| Embarkation Date: |
- 15 August 1914
- 9 October 1915
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| Place of Embarkation: |
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Wellington, New Zealand
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Moeraki or Monowai |
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| Destination: |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
100 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
France |
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| Date of Death: |
9 October 1916 |
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| Age at Death: |
24 |
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| Year of Death: |
1916 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds |
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| Cemetery Name: |
St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France |
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| Grave Reference: |
B. 18. 2. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
William Butler was the son of William Patrick and Sarah U. Butler, of 35, Bradshaw St., Dunedin, New Zealand. Native of Otago. Also served with the advance party to Samoa, from Aug. to Dec., 1914. |
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| Additional Information: |
Name is recorded as William Manns Butler in Nominal Rolls, as William Manus Butler in Archives New Zealand. |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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