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English: ID number: P04683.010

Photographer: Robert John Fletcher
Place: at sea
Unhappy with the restrictions on women’s service during the First World War, 18-year-old Maud Butler tried to stowaway twice to the front.
Her first attempt was in late December 1915, when she disguised herself as a soldier and snuck aboard HMAT Suevic. After the ship embarked, Butler hid herself for over a day in a life boat before she was discovered. Following an interrogation she was returned to Australia via the Blue Funnel liner Achilles.
Butler tried again on 7 March 1916, bluffing her way aboard HMAT Star of England by pretending to be a drunken soldier returning from leave. The next morning she was caught again during a routine check - her service number did not match any on the officer’s list. The ship embarked from Sydney without her. She was charged with having wrongfully worn military uniform and found guilty.
Further information about Butler can be found on the Memorial’s website https://www.awm.gov.au/blog/2016/03/07/adventurous-maud-butler/
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Persistent URL: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P04683.010
Date Taken in 1915
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Author Australian War Memorial collection
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