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BUTLER, William Boynton
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
BUTLER, William Boynton
Date Of Birth
20 Nov 1894
Age
22
Birth Place
Leeds, Yorkshire
Nationality
British
Resided Place
England
Date
6 Aug 1917
Date Of Death
25 Mar 1972
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17th Battalion, The West Yorkshire Regiment, (The Prince of Wales's Own), attached 106th Trench Mortar Battery.
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Further gazette dates: 17/06/1919 (Croix de Guerre) Further gazette pages: 7807 (Croix de Guerre) Gazette issue: 31409 (Croix de Guerre)
Rank Name
Private
Service Number
17/1280
Award Details
Award received from France during First World War (Croix de Guerre).
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
10678 (V.C.); Issue: 30338 (V.C.)
Duty Location
East of Lempire, France; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
West Yorkshire Regiment
Battalion
17th (Service) Battalion (2nd Leeds)
Place of Death
Leeds, Yorkshire
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
regiment
West Yorkshire Regiment
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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