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BUTLER, JOHN FITZHARDINGE PAUL
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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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
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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.
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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
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
1914/15 Star
award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
unit
King's Royal Rifle Corps
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UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Oct 31, 2023
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