Ernest Arthur BUTLER

BUTLER, Ernest Arthur

Service Number: NX37684
Enlisted: 1 July 1941
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/6th Independent Company (Cavalry Commando Squadron)
Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 18 April 1915
Home Town: Ryde, Ryde, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Milk Carter
Died: Killed in Action, Papua New Guinea, 20 September 1943, aged 28 years
Cemetery: Lae War Cemetery
Plot IB, Row B, Grave 11. Personal Inscription: -"AND I GIVE UNTO THEM ETERNAL LIFE; AND THEY SHALL NEVER PERISH".
Memorials: Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, NX37684, 2nd/6th Independent Company (Cavalry Commando Squadron)
1 Jul 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX37684

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