| Accession Number | P08968.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | c 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 763 Private (Pte) William Norman (Norman) Butcher, 24th Battalion, left, and ...
Description
Studio portrait of 763 Private (Pte) William Norman (Norman) Butcher, 24th Battalion, left, and his brother 3780 Pte Percy Ballington Butcher, 17th Battalion. The brothers met up in England where they were both sent for recuperation. A labourer of Daylesford, Victoria, Norman Butcher embarked with C Company of the 24th Battalion on 10 May 1915 aboard HMAT Euripides. He spent some periods of time in hospital, including a period of time in September 1917 when he was recovering from a gun shot wound to the knee and ankle. On 20 July 1918 he returned to France and rejoined his unit and on 25 July 1918 he was killed in action at Villers Bretonneux. A painter of Muckleford, Victoria, Percy Butcher embarked with the 9th Reinforcements, 17th Battalion on 20 January 1916 aboard HMAT Runic. He suffered from shell shock in November 1916, a gun shot wound to the face in November 1917 and trench fever in March 1919. In 1919 he was given leave to marry Minnie Smith of Arbroath, Scotland and he returned to Australia in July 1919.