Herbert Augustus Kingsbury BUTLER

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BUTLER, Herbert Augustus Kingsbury

Service Numbers:	2270, 1314
Enlisted:	11 February 1902
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Newstead, Victoria, Australia, January 1871
Home Town:	Lake Boga, Swan Hill, Victoria
Schooling:	State School
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Melton War Memorial, Swan Hill Boer War Memorial

Boer War Service

11 Feb 1902:	Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 2270, 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
26 Mar 1902:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 2270, 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Ship Templemore

World War 1 Service

30 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1314, Melbourne, Victoria
2 Feb 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1314, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
2 Feb 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1314, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne
8 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1314, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Herbert Augustus Kingsley/Kingsbury BUTLER was born in January, 1871 in Newstead, Victoria

His parents were Edmund Charles BUTLER and Augusta Mary SIRCUM who married in Newstead in 1867

Herbert enlisted on 11th February, 1902 (SN2270) with the 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse to serve in the Second Boer War - he embarked with the Battalion Staff & Victorian Units on the transport ship Templemore on the 26th March, 1902 -he served for 6 months & was awarded the Queens Medal - date of return not known

On 30th September, 1914 he re-enlisted in Melbourne for WW1 & embarked with the 7th Infantry Battalion, 2nd reinforcements on the ship Clan Macgillivray on 2nd February, 1915

He was reported missing which was later changed to Killed in Action on 8th May, 1915 at Gallipoli - he was buried at Cape Helles but the location of his grave is not known

His name is memorialised on the Helles Memorial, the Australian War Memorial, the 1914-18 Honour Board in Williamstown, Victoria and the Melton Cenotaph in Victoria - he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal

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Three of his brothers served in the Boer War & one also served in WW1

Percy Vivian BUTLER (SN679) served in the Boer War and also in WW1 (SN 12942)

Edmund Charles BUTLER (SN308) Boer War

Charles Henry Felix BUTLER (SN2234) & (SN31332) Boer War

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