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Alfred Spencer Butterworth
Informations sur naissance
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Année de naissance: 1898 |
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Lieu de naissance: Saddleworth, Diggle, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
Informations générales
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Profession: Printer |
Informations service militaire
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Pays: Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
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Force armée: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Numéro de service: 26496 |
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Incorporation nom de lieu: Saddleworth, Diggle, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
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Unités: — Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), 1/5th Bn. (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
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Date de décès: 20/11/1917 |
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Lieu de décès: De Knoet Farm, Zonnebeke, Belgique |
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Cause du décès: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Âge: 19 |
Cimetière
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Perth Cemetery (China Wall) Parcelle: V Rangée: J Tombe: 4 |
Distinctions et médailles 2
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British War Medal Médaille |
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Victory Medal Médaille |
Points d'intérêt 3
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| #3 | Lieu du décès (approximatif) |
Mon histoire
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.
Sources 3
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1/5th West Riding Regiment (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 95/2800/4). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources utilisées |
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Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG14). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources utilisées |
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War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 363). https://www.ancestry.com/ Sources utilisées |
Complément d’informations 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 |