Victor Claude Butler

Forenames

Victor Claude AWMM

Surname

Butler AWMM

Also known as

Vic AWMM

Service number

WWII 601523 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

11 Jul 1907 AWMM

Address before enlistment

WW2 1943 AWMM 18 Bellwood Ave., Mt. Eden, Auck. AWMM

Post war occupation

Headmaster/Civilian AWMM
First Headmaster at Mt Roskill Grammar School AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Miss E. M. Butler, 18 Bellwood Ave., Mt. Eden, Auck. (s). AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWII 601523 AWMM

Military service

• 21 (Auckland) Infantry Battalion AWMM
• 21 (Auckland) Infantry Battalion AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Efficiency Decoration (ED) AWMM
• Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 1943 2NZEF Nom Roll 11 School Master/Civilian 2NZEF Nom Roll 11

Embarkation details

WW2 Lieutenant/Military 2NZEF Nom Roll 11 Headquarters Infantry Brigade 2NZEF Nom Roll 11 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Last rank

WW2 19 Mar 1945 AWMM Major/Military AWMM

• All Black in 1928. AWMM
• Victor played one game for the All Blacks, a non test against New South Wales at Wellington in 1928.
  Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 31 March 2021 - research
• Victor was assistant manager of the 2nd NZ Expeditionary Force rugby team 1945/46 (The Kiwis) which toured Britain and Europe.
  Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 30 March 2021 - research

Death

• 1 Feb 1971 AWMM
  Age  64 AWMM
• 1 Feb 1997 21Bn Assoc. Inc. Records. MS-2008-42.

Cemetery

Waikumete Cemetery, Plot: Soldiers M, Row 9, Pl 90. AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Mt Albert Grammar School. (2013). Albertian Biographies. Retrieved December 06, 2016
  https://www.mags.school.nz/Story?Action=View&Story_id=2193
  Further Reference
• New Zealand Rugby Museum Bio
  http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/profile.asp?ABID=121
  Further Reference
• Wikipedia Entry
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Butler_(rugby_union)
  Further Reference

References

• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  p.21
• New Zealand, World War II Appointments, Promotions, Transfers and Resignations, 1939–1945. [Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette.] CD-ROM. Ravensbourne, Dunedin, New Zealand: Colonial CD Books, n.d.
• Veterans' club : the comradeship and memories of Auckland's 21st infantry battalion. Auckland War Memorial Museum : Auckland. Accompanies exhibition held in the Pictorial Gallery, second floor, Auckland War Memorial Museum, 24 March-21 May 2006.
• 21 New Zealand Infantry Battalion Association Inc. Records, 1955 - 2005. Auckland War Memorial Museum. MS-2008-42.
• Cody, J. F., & New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs War History Branch. (1953). 21 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z. : War History Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs.