| Accession Number | P03983.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Frank Alexander Butterworth MM, 30th Battalion, of Hay, NSW. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Frank Alexander Butterworth MM, 30th Battalion, of Hay, NSW. A carpenter in civilian life, he enlisted on 5 August 1915, and was posted as a Sergeant to D Company of the 30th Battalion. Lt Butterworth was awarded the Military Medal (MM) for gallantry at Petillon, near Fromelles, France, in July 1916. Under heavy fire, he worked hard to convey munitions and stores to a temporary position, and later, though severely wounded in the head, assisted an officer to reorganise the men after withdrawal from enemy trenches. In 1917 he transferred to the Australian Flying Corps (AFC), where he was commissioned and trained as a pilot before being posted to No. 4 Squadron, AFC. Lt Butterworth was killed in action in France a month before the war's end, on 16 October 1918, aged 23 years. His brother, 2126 Corporal Rupert Godfrey Butterworth, 56th Battalion, was killed at Polygon Wood on 26 September 1917. (Lt Butterworth's Military Medal is held at REL31043).