Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- World War I (1914-1918)
- Date of Enlistment
- 21/09/1918
- Date of Discharge
- 17/11/1918
- Place of Enlistment
- Queanbeyan NSW
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Date of Birth
- 15/02/1893
- 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
- N94885
- Final Rank
- Private
- Final Unit
- Depot
Notes
Arthur Butt was the brother of Jack Butt and they and their family moved to the Majura valley in 1908. Butt entered camp at Liverpool at the beginning of November 1918 but was discharged when the camp closed on 17 November 1918. He died on 11 February 1951 in Queanbeyan and is buried in the Tharwa Road Cemetery.
Sources
Peter Procter, 'Biographical Register of Canberra and Queanbeyan', Canberra, Heraldry and Genealogy Society of Canberra, (p.33, entry for his father, William Butt)
NAA RecordSearch - Series B2455 (First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920)
Queanbeyan Age - 1 October 1918