BUTLAND, John Henry
(Service number 25/949)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 23 February 1887 | Place of Birth | Albury, South Canterbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o Brehaut Bros, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Cycle mechanic | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | John BUTLAND (father), Ealing, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 3rd Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 5 February 1916 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 12 October 1971 | Age | 84 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
John Henry Butland was born on 23 February 1887 at Albury, South Canterbury, the elder son of John and Maria (née Thorne) Butland. He was educated at Pleasant Point, Timaru South, Fairlie and Temuka schools, leaving Temuka for work at the age of fifteen. J. H. Butland passed the medical examination at Timaru in September 1915 and was sworn in for service at the Front. John married Hannah Jane Turner Mahon in June 1918. In November 1918 Hannah died. Was she a victim of the influenza? In 1920 John married Josephine Emma Eliza Martin.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [27 September 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of internal Affairs) [27 September 2020]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [27 September 2020]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [27 September 2020]; Timaru Herald, 14 September 1915, 25 November 1918 (Papers Past) [26 September 2020]
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