Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- World War I (1914-1918)
- Date of Enlistment
- 13/10/1917
- Date of Discharge
- 05/09/1919
- Place of Enlistment
- Queanbeyan NSW
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Other Name(s)
- Known as 'Jack'
- Place of Birth
- Sutton NSW
- Address (at enlistment)
- Majura ACT
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Next of Kin
- William Butt (father), Majura ACT
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- 53690
- Final Rank
- Corporal
- Final Unit
- 13 Battalion AIF
Commemoration
Queanbeyan RSL Wall of Remembrance, Crawford St, Queanbeyan NSW
Roll of Honour 1914-19 in Queanbeyan Masonic Centre, Crawford St, Queanbeyan NSW
Roll of Honor Queanbeyan Public School, Isabella Street, Queanbeyan NSW
Notes
Butt was born in 1885 in Sutton and grew up in the Majura valley where he was a farmer. He and his twin brother Tom were prominent local cyclists. On 13 October 1917 he enlisted, serving with the 13th Battalion. He did not see action, not reaching France until January 1919. In June he was promoted to temporary Corporal, returning to Australia in July. On 5 September 1919 he was discharged in Sydney. He died in December 1959 and is buried in Woden Cemetery.
Description - height 5 feet 10 inches, weight 184 pounds, chest 37-40 inches, fair complexion, blue eyes, fair hair, Church of England.
Sources
Queanbeyan Age - 3 November 1916, 17 September 1918, 4 November 1919
Rex Cross, 'Bygone Queanbeyan', 1980
Canberra Public Cemeteries http://www.canberracemeteries.com.au/cem_gravesearch.asp
NAA RecordSearch - Series B2455 (First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920)