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BUTT, Walter Francis
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| Service Number: | 7841 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1915, 17th Battery, AFA |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade |
| Born: | Albury New South Wales Australia , July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Thurgoona, Albury Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Peake Wood Cemetery Row C, Grave No. 11, Peake Wood Cemetery, Fricourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
AWM Summary
7481 Gunner (Gnr) Walter Francis Butt, 22nd Battery, Australian Field Artillery. A farmer from Thurgoona, New South Wales prior to enlistment in the 5th Field Artillery Brigade (FAB) he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Persic on 18 November 1915 for Egypt. His unit relocated to the Western Front, France in March 1916 and he was transferred to the 22nd FAB in May.
Gnr Butt was killed in action near Pozieres, France, on 23 August 1916. He was aged 22 years.
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