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BUTLER, JOHN FITZHARDINGE PAUL

UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers

Full Name: BUTLER, JOHN FITZHARDINGE PAUL
Date Of Birth: 20 Dec 1888
Age: 25
Birth Place: Berkeley, Gloucestershire
Nationality: British
Resided Place: Berkeley & Wyck Hill, Gloucestershire, England
Date: 17 Nov 1914
Date Of Death: 5 Sep 1916
Fate: Killed in action
Information: The King's Royal Rifle Corps, attached Pioneer Company, Gold Coast Regiment. Later Captain. Parents: Lieutenant-Colonel Francis John Paul Butler and the Honourable Elspeth Butler; husband of Alice Amelia Butler, of Apsley House, Portfield, Chichester.
More Information: Further gazette dates: 23/06/1916 (D.S.O.); 30/05/1916 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 6316 (D.S.O.); 5426 (MiD) Further Gazette issues: 29639 (D.S.O.); 29604 (MiD)
Rank Name: Lieutenant
Award Details: Distinguished Service (D.S.O.)
Gazette Date: 1915
Gazette Page: 8373 (V.C.); Issue: 29272 (V.C.)
Duty Location: Cameroons, West Africa
Died in Active Service: Yes
Service: British Army
Regiment: King's Royal Rifle Corps
Battalion: 2nd Battalion
Regiment 2: Gold Coast Regiment, West African Field Force
Battalion 2: Pioneer Company
Place of Death: Motomba, East Africa
Conflict Period: World War I
Served For: United Kingdom
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Publication Title: UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated: 31 Oct 2023
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