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Alexander Braid Butler

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alexander Braid AWMM
  • Surname
    Butler AWMM
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  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Jane Braid Butler, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
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Medical history

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • The Fort Qu'Appelle was sunk in the Central Atlantic by U-135. She was on charter to the Ministry of War Transport (MOWT). Alexander Butler was one of the 12 crew killed along with the Master and one of the 2 gunners. AWMM

Death

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    17 May 1942 AWMM
    Age 29 AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Tower Hill Memorial, Trinity Square, London, England AWMM

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  • Alexander Braid Butler was my grandmothers (Euphemia Lyle Garmonsway) brother and traveled to New Zealand with his mother and sister when she came out here as a war bride, after World War One.
    Public - Deborah Rose - Other Relative - 27 April 2015
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27 April 2015Deborah RosePutaruruOther Relative

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