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Alfred Spencer Butterworth
Informationen zu Geburt
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Geburtsjahr: 1898 |
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Geburtsort: Saddleworth, Diggle, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
Allgemeine Informationen
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Beruf: Printer |
Informationen zum Armeedienst
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Land: England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
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Truppe: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Dienstnummer: 26496 |
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Einberufung ort: Saddleworth, Diggle, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
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Einheiten: — Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), 1/5th Bn. (Letzte bekannte Einheit) |
Informationen zu Tod
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Sterbedatum: 20/11/1917 |
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Sterbeort: De Knoet Farm, Zonnebeke, Belgien |
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Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen |
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Alter: 19 |
Begräbnisplatz
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Perth Cemetery (China Wall) Grabstelle: V Reihe: J Grab: 4 |
Auszeichnungen und Orden 2
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British War Medal Medaille |
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Victory Medal Medaille |
Punkte von Interesse 3
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Meine Geschichte
Alfred Spencer Butterworth, a former printer, was born in 1898 in Saddleworth, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. He was the son of John and Mary Spencer Butterworth. He enlisted in Saddleworth. He served in the Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment), 1/5th Battalion, part of the 147th (2nd West Riding) Brigade of the 49th (West Riding) Division.
On November 19, 1917, the battalion relieved the 1/5th West Yorkshire as battalion in support to left front line battalion on the divisional front on the Broodseinde Ridge just north of Beselare. A company was established at Tokio Ridge, B and C company were on the Westhoek Ridge and D company was on Anzac Ridge. On November 20, A Coy’s position on Tokio Ridge was heavily shelled most of the day. The other Coy’s were intermittently shelled during the day.
Albert Spencer, aged 19, was killed in action on November 20, 1917. Private Butterworth was initially buried where he fell, near De Knoet Farm (28.D.28.b.20.30). After the war, his remains were exhumed and reinterred in the Perth China Wall Cemetery, Plot V, Row J, Grave 4.
On November 19, 1917, the battalion relieved the 1/5th West Yorkshire as battalion in support to left front line battalion on the divisional front on the Broodseinde Ridge just north of Beselare. A company was established at Tokio Ridge, B and C company were on the Westhoek Ridge and D company was on Anzac Ridge. On November 20, A Coy’s position on Tokio Ridge was heavily shelled most of the day. The other Coy’s were intermittently shelled during the day.
Albert Spencer, aged 19, was killed in action on November 20, 1917. Private Butterworth was initially buried where he fell, near De Knoet Farm (28.D.28.b.20.30). After the war, his remains were exhumed and reinterred in the Perth China Wall Cemetery, Plot V, Row J, Grave 4.
Quellen 3
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1/5th West Riding Regiment (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 95/2800/4). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Verwendete Quellen |
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Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG14). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Verwendete Quellen |
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War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 363). https://www.ancestry.com/ Verwendete Quellen |
Weitere Informationen 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/103096 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/687464 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=272fc766-8309-4432-aec5-233e5d3d5bc7 |