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BUTLER, Robert Thomas
Personal Details
Service Number: | 328 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
Born: | Bega Valley, New South Wales, Australia, 1879 |
Home Town: | Murwillumbah, Tweed, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Heart Attack, Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia, 1 November 1951 |
Cemetery: |
Murwillumbah General Cemetery Plot: Presbyterian: Section F 65/66 |
Memorials: |
Service History
Boer War Service
1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 328, Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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18 May 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 328, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900. | |
10 Aug 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 328, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Robert Thomas Butler married Margaret Ellen McAndrew in 1906 at Murwillumbah NSW. They were farmers at Tyalgum near Murwillimbah where they raised several children.