Sergeant William Frederick Handley Butt (14228)
8th Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment), 1st Brigade, 1st Division, B.E.F.
Malvern Commemoration: Christchurch
Burial/Commemoration: Thiepval Memorial
Nature of Death: Killed in action on the Somme, France 3/9/16
Age: 24
Next of Kin: Eldest son of Frederick Handley Butt of Meadow View, Pickersleigh Rd; husband of Florence Mary Handley Austin (formerly Butt)
William Butt, a Barnard’s Green born labourer, was the eldest son of the Frederick Handley Butt of Meadow View, Pickersleigh Rd. He joined the Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] at Swindon after the outbreak of war. He had been at the front for 12 months when, on the 3rd September 1916 he was killed by a shell during an attack on High Wood on the Somme [2].
He left a wife, Florence and a young son. He was for sometime a member of the Territorial Artillery. In 1914 he lived at the Foley Institute, Poolbrook (near the Three Horseshoes Inn).
Malvern News 16/9/16
Stevens Annual for 1914 Malvern 1914
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[1] Royal Berkshire Regiment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Berkshire_Regiment
[2] Somme: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Somme
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