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Freedom's Call 2nd NZEF Roll of Honour (Northlanders)

A massive, comprehensive roll honouring 2nd N.Z.E.F. soldiers and war nurses listed in the Nominal Rolls, deployed overseas during World War II and with J-Force; having identity in some way with Northland, New Zealand

Source: Freedom's Call, compiled by Dale Calder. Included here with his kind permission

John Joseph Butler

Also known asButler, Jack Taken Prisoner of WarYes Place of CaptureUnknown Unit30th Battalion Regimental Number28229 RankPrivate EmbarkedJanuary 1940 - March 1941 Marital StatusSingle Place of EnlistmentWhakatane OccupationLabourer AddressRD., Whakatane Next of KinEvelyn Butler, 71 Domain Road, Whakatane, (m) Last Rank HeldPrivate Birthdate19/09/1916 Place of BirthOpunake Date of Death20/09/1989 Age at Death73 Place of Death (Detail)Rawene Hospital, Rawene Cemetery/Urupa & Plot NumberMaunu Cemetery, Whangarei Find a Grave (Cemetery)FindAGrave entry available Husbands/Wives/PartnersHelen Cowan Beattie More DetailsPOW. Son of John Joseph and Evelyn Mary Butler, nee Crofsky, of Whakatane. Husband of Helen Cowan Butler, nee Beattie. Place of birth: Opunake. Place of death: Rawene Hospital, Rawene. Date of birth on Cenotaph is incorrect. Not on the cemetery index. No plot number but on Find a Grave website. Birth index shows as John Butler. POW Camps are on the Cenotaph database. Familysearch.org. Ancestrylibrary.com.au