BUTLER, Charles Philip
(Liet Col) Charles Philip Butler, DSO
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Philip Butler, DSO was an Auctioneer from Prospect, SA prior to enlistment on 4 January 1916 and embarked from Adelaide, SA with the 43rd Battalionon board HMAT A19 Afric on 9 June 1916. He was Returned to Australia 15 February 1918.
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Auctioneer |
| Address | Daphne Street, Prospect, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 35 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Bertha Smeeton Butler, Daphne Street, Prospect, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 4/1/1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | Major |
| Unit name | 43rd Battalion, Headquarters |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 9 June 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) | |
| Distinguished Service Order | |
| Recommendation date: 5 March 1917 | |
| Mention in Despatches | |
| Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30107, 1 June 1917; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169, 4 October 1917. | |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 15 February 1918 |
| Medals | |
| Distinguished Service Order | |
| Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 | |
| Date: 4 October 1917 | |
| Other details | War service: Western Front |
| Medals: Distinguished Service Order, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Boer War, 1899–1902
Service Number: 23
Rank: Corporal
Unit: 2nd South Australian (Mounted Rifles) Contingent
Conflict: South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
Native place: South Australia, Australia
Source: Murray page number - 349
2nd South Australian (Mounted Rifles) Contingent
Original strength: 119
Subunits: one mounted rifle squadron only, consisting of:Contingent command - 1 Offr 1 OR
Mounted Squadron - 5 Offr 95 Ors
Machine Gun Detachment - 5 Ors (one Colt MG)
Transport Section - 11 Ors (wagons)
Total - 119Commanding officer: Major C. J. Reade
Left for South Africa: 21 January 1900 on Surrey
Service: March 1900 - October 1900 or March 1901 in northwest Cape Colony, Free State, and east Transvaal; joined to first SA contingent April-October 1900, most of contingent then becoming part of Australian Mounted Infantry Brigade c. November 1900-March 1901; H. H. Morant was a non-commissioned officer in the contingent
Fatal casualties: none killed or died of wounds, four died of disease
Decorations: one CB (Reade), one DSO (J. F. Humphris), four DCMs (H. W. Brown, L. Knapman, V. M. Newland, H. L. S. B. Oglivy)
Returned: 30 November 1900 on Harlech Castle, 12 May 1900 on Tongario
ID number P00220.001
Collection Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print other than silver gelatin
Photographer Unknown
Place made Australia: South Australia, Adelaide
Date made c 1900Description
Captain (Capt) Edward Richman, instructor, and seven men of the 2nd South Australian (Mounted Rifles) Contingent, who fought in the Boer War. Left to right: Capt Richman, (later lieutenant-adjutant of 5th contingent); Trooper Frederick Solly-Flood, later no 19, corporal, 2nd Contingent; Trooper Harry Morant, no 37; Trooper Hubert Fetch, no 51; Trooper Harry Ogilvy, no 45; Trooper Ramsay Nuttall, no 49; Trooper Robert Bostock, no 75; Trooper William Cuttle, no 2. Trooper Morant, later a lieutenant and known as "the breaker" because of his experience in breaking horses, was court-martialled and executed in south Africa in 1902 for shooting Boer prisoners, some of whom were responsible for the murder of his friend and fellow officer, Captain Hunt.
