Butler Cole Smyth (1894–1971)
Butler Cole Smyth, n.d. photographer unknown
from Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
BUTLER COLE SMYTH was born at Warragul, Victoria, on 25th February, 1894, the son of Mr. C. N. Smyth and Mrs. Roberta Mary Smyth. He was educated at King’s College, Warragul, and joined the service of the Bank on 12th October, 1910, at Melbourne.
Butler Cole Smyth enlisted on 4th February, 1915, as a member of the A.I.F., being allotted to the 23rd Battalion, 6th Brigade. He served in Egypt, Gallipoli and France, and took part in the Battles of Lone Pine, Pozieres, Ypres, Mouquet Farm and Bapaume, and won promotion to sergeant. On 3rd May, 1917, he was wounded at Bullecourt.
Original Publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- World War I service record, item B2455, SMYTH BUTLER COLE (National Archives of Australia)
- marries Brenda Hope Walkenden, Prahran Telegraph, 7 February 1920, p 6
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Smyth, Butler Cole (uncle)
- Smyth, Charles Alexander (grandfather)
Citation details
'Smyth, Butler Cole (1894–1971)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/smyth-butler-cole-24337/text33079, accessed 15 December 2024.
Butler Cole Smyth, n.d. photographer unknown
from Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
Life Summary [details]
Birth
25 February,
1894
Warragul,
Victoria,
Australia
Death
1971
(aged ~ 76)
Yarraville, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Religious Influence
Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Occupation or Descriptor
Military Service
- World War I
- 23rd Batallion
- Dardanelles campaign, 1915-16
- Battle of Mouquet Farm, 1916
- Battle of Pozieres, 1916