Lieutenant Colonel Charles Philip Butler

Service number 23
Ranks Held Corporal, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Temporary Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date 16/07/1880
Birth Place Australia: South Australia, Adelaide
Death Date 25/09/1953
Death Place Australia: South Australia, Adelaide
Final Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 2nd South Australian Mounted Rifles
  • 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion
Place Adelaide
Conflicts/Operations
  • South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
  • First World War, 1914-1918

Rolls

Timeline

Date of birth 16/07/1880
Date of enlistment 25/03/1916
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 25/03/1916 Appointed to the 43rd Battalion with the rank of major.
Date of embarkation 09/06/1916
Other 1917-02-10 - 1918-02-16 Commanding Officer of the 43rd Battalion.
Date promoted 06/02/1917 Appointed temporary lieutenant colonel.
Date of recommendation honour or award 05/03/1917
Date returned to Australia 15/02/1918
Date returned to Australia 15/02/1918
Date of death 25/09/1953