BORN BRADFORD. HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 4th & 5TH BORDER REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 23/04/1917.
HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE ARRAS MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON HULL’S GILLETT STREET ROLL OF HONOUR (Hull Daily Mail 30 August 1916)
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL ON 29/05/1917 & 03/07/1919.
HIS WAR PENSION WENT TO HIS MOTHER, MRS CONSTANCE BUTLER, OF 6 ALEXANDRA TERRACE, LONDESBOROUGH STREET, HULL.
| Name | John Butler |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Bradford, Yorks |
| Death Date | 23 Apr 1917 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Border Regiment |
| Battalion | 4th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 241918 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
JOHN
Military Number:
241918
Rank:
Private
Date Died
23/04/1917
Place died:
Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
