Brighton General Cemetery North Rd South Caulfield VIC 3162
Cemetery Address
South Caulfield, VIC
Demonination/Area
Church of England
Section
ZA
Grave Number
1294A
Grave Type
Burial - Grave
Notes
For a report of the funeral, see The Argus (Melbourne), Wednesday 16 September 1931, page 8
Buttonshaw enlisted in the RN on 02 June 1893 as a Ship's Steward Boy. He rose through the ranks to Ship's Steward and spent the last almost four years on ships on the Australian station. He joined the RAN in October 1912 as part of the Australian Government's agreement with the Admiralty. He served in HMAS Melbourne (I) from Jan 1913-Sep 1917. He discharged on 15 October 1920 as a Victualling Chief Petty Officer and immediately was reemployed in the RANR as a Warrant Victualling Officer. In 1923, he was commissioned as a Supply Officer before becoming a Paymaster Lieutenant in 1925. At the time of his death, he was on the staff of the Director Naval Stores Victualling.
Sources
UK Archives ADM-188-286-174031
Service Record - Australian National Archives
Service Record (Commissioned) - Australian National Archives
DVA Commemoration Details
