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Pte. Isaac Frank Butler
British Army 2nd Btn. Essex Regiment
from:London
(d.1st Jan 1915)
Pte. Frank Butler served with the 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment. He died of wounds on 1st January 1915, following the 1st Battle of Ypres and is buried in Christchurch Cemetery, Portsmouth. His full name was Isaac Frank Butler
Pte. J. W. Butler
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
Rifleman James Butler
British Army 8th Btn Kings Royal Rifles
from:Birmingham
Pte. John Butler
British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.22nd Feb 1915)
Capt. John Fitzhardinge Paul Butler VC DSO.
British Army 2nd Btn. King's Royal Rifle Corps
from:Portfield, Chichester
(d.5th Sep 1916)
John Butler served with the 2nd Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps. He was attached to the Gold Coast Regiment, W.A.F.F. during WW1 and was killed in action on the 5th September 1916, Age: 27. He is buried in the Morogoro Cemetery in Tanzania. He was the son of Lt. Col. Francis John Paul Butler and the Hon. Elspeth Butler; Husband of Alice Amelia Butler, of Apsley House, Portfield, Chichester.
An extract from The London Gazette dated 23rd Aug., 1915, records the following:- For most conspicuous bravery in the Cameroons, West Africa. On 17th November, 1914, with a party of 13 men, he went into the thick bush and at once attacked the enemy, in strength about 100, including several Europeans, defeated them, and captured their machine gun and many loads of ammunition. On 27th December, 1914, when on patrol duty, with a few men, he swam the Ekam River, which was held by the enemy, alone and in the face of a brisk fire, completed his reconnaissance on the further bank, and returned in safety. Two of his men were wounded while he was actually in the water.
Pte. John Butler
British Army 3rd Btn. Royal Irish Regiment
from:Ballincurry, Thurles
(d.26th Feb 1916)
John Butler was the son of William Butler, of Ballincurry, Thurles. He was 26 when he died and is buried near the south-east corner of the Ballingarry Old Graveyard, in Co. Tipperary, Ireland.
Pte. Martin Butler
British Army 6th Btn. Royal Irish Regiment
from:Shinrone, Kings County, Ireland
(d.4th June 1916)
Pte. Nicholas Butler
British Army C Coy. 1st Btn. Royal Irish Regiment
from:3 Walshe Lane, Waterford
(d.4th Feb 1916)
Sgt. Patrick Butler
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Newcastle
(d.1st July 1916)
Patrick Butler took part in Trench raids on the night of the 5-6th June 1916. He was killed on the 1st of July and is buried in Ovillers Cemetery
Pte. Patrick Butler
Australian Imperial Force 39th Btn.
from:Dunnstown, Victoria
(d.8th July 1917)
My great uncle Patrick Butler was a farmer in Dunnstown and had a widowed mother in Ballarat and four brothers and sisters - Bridget, Ellen, Charles and Maggie. He died in Weymouth, England and is buried in Melcombe Regis cemetery.
Sgt. Robert William Butler CdeG.
British Army 21st (1st Surrey Rifles) Btn. London Regiment
from:Camberwell, London
Robert Butler served with the 1st Surrey Rifles I have found a page in the 21st Battalion, London Regiment War Diaries from the National archive which has his signature Sjt RW Butler. I also have his medals and certificate for the Belgium Croix de Guerre. Robert is my Grandfather on my father's side and passed away in 1961, the year after I was born. He struggled with breathing problems for many years but the family knew how lucky they were to have him home.
2Lt Stanley Reginald Butler MM
British Army 7th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry
(d.27th March 1918)
Cpl. Thomas Butler
British Army 2nd Battalion East Lancashire Regiment
from:Sheffield
Pte. W. Butler
Australian Imperial Forces 33rd Btn.
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Sgt. Walter Edward Butler
British Army 6th Btn. East Kent Regiment
from:Chatham
(d.13th Oct 1916)
Lt. Thomas Butler-Stoney
British Army 1st Btn. Irish Guards
(d.30th September 1917)
Lieutenant Butler-Stoney was the son of Walter Charles Butler-Stoney and Ellen Cattley Kemble. He died aged 42, from wounds received in action.
He is buried in the family plot, by the entrance of the Lorrha Old Cemetery, Lorrha, Co. Tipperary, Ireland.
Pte. Albert John Butlin
Army Veterinary Corps
from:Birmingham
Albert John Butlin was 34 when he rejoined the Army Veterinary Corps on the 13th July 1916. He lived in Balsall Heath with wife Charlotte and children Eva Annie, John Harry and Ivy Hannah.
Pte. Ernest Butroid
British Army 8th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment
from:Owston Ferry, Lincolnshire
(d.4th Nov 1918)
Ernest Butroid enlisted eith the the Lincolnshire Regiment. He was killed in action aged 23.
Pte. Arthur George Butt
British Army 2nd Btn. Wiltshire Regiment
(d.21st March 1918)
2nd Lt. C. E. Butt
British Army 9th Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:Gloucestershire
(d.4th April 1918)
We have family in Gloucestershire with surname Butt and we came across this headstone for C.E. Butt in the cemetery at Villers-Bretonneux in France in 2014. We would love to hear from anyone who knows more about this gentleman.
Rflmn. Frederick Claude Butt
British Army 5th Btn. London Regiment
from:Holcombe, Herts
(d.6th July 1916)
Pte. Frederick Butt
British Army 9th Btn. Norfolk Regiment
from:Whittlesey
(d.23rd Oct 1918)
Frederick Butt served with the 9th Btn. Norfolk Regiment. He was the son of Fred and Elizabeth Butt (nee Catling) of Rose Cottage in Delph Street, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. He is remembered on the Vis en Artois Memorial.
Capt. Harry Alfred Butt
British Army 14th btn. Gloucestershire Rgt
(d.8th Jun 1916)
Harry Butt was the son of Rev. Canon George Holden Butt, from a letter I know that in May 1916 whilst in France he met up with his brother Lewis, who was serving with the Rifle Brigade. Unfortunately both were killed with in weeks and are laid to rest in Northern France.
2nd Lieut Lewis John Dalgliesh Butt
British Army 16th (Service) Bn. The Rifle Brigade
from:S. Norwood,London
(d.4th Jul 1916)
I would like more information on 2nd Lt Butt, who I am currently researching. He was the son of The Revd. Canon G.H.Butt and I have letters he sent from the trenches to his wife Marian Ida Butt.
He joined the 16th (Service) Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (St Pancras)in late 1914/early 1915. He was promoted to 2nd Lieut on the 21st October 1915 and sent to France on 8th March 1916.
He met up with his brother Captain Harry A. Butt of the Gloucestershire Regt. in France in May 1916 as he was stationed nearby. Unfortunately Harry was killed a couple of weeks later on 8th June which Lewis probably never knew about. Lewis was killed on 4th July 1916 and is buried at Le Touret, Northern France not far from Harry's final resting place.
Lt. Leonard Horace Buttenshaw
British Army 4th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
from:St Albans
(d.27th June 1918)
Lieutenant Leonard Buttenshaw served with 4th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment and was attached to 9th Battalion at the time of his death.
Pte. Butterfield
British Army 9th Btn. B Coy. Royal Fusiliers
My Dads dad died in WW1. Pte Butterfield, I know dad had his medals and I have a photo of the regiment it says underneath 9th . S Bn . Royal Fusiliers B Coy. If anyone has a any info about him I would be grateful
Pte. Alex Butterfield
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Gateshead
Alex Butterfield was wounded in August 1916
Pte. Jabez Butterfield
British Army 2nd Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
from:Burnley
(d.23rd August 1916)
Jabez Butterfield was killed in action on 23rd August 1916. He was a resident of 63 Cromwell Street, Burnley.
Gnr. Joseph Butterfield
Bermuda Militia Artillery
from:Ely's Harbour, Sandys Parish, Bermuda
(d.17th February 1915)
Gunner Butterfield was the Son of Angelina Butterfield of Ely's Harbour, Sandys Parish, Bermuda, and the late Thomas William Butterfield.
He was 33 when he died and is buried in the Somerset Military Burial Ground in Bermuda.
Pte. Thomas Butterfield
British Army 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:7 Heighington St. Aycliffe
(d.1st Jul 1916)
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