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Alfred Spencer Butterworth
Informatie over geboorte
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Geboortejaar: 1898 |
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Geboorteplaats: Saddleworth, Diggle, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Algemene Informatie
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Beroep: Drukker |
Informatie legerdienst
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Land: Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Strijdmacht: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Service nummer: 26496 |
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Dienstneming plaats: Saddleworth, Diggle, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Eenheden: — Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), 1/5th Bn. (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
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Datum van overlijden: 20/11/1917 |
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Plaats van overlijden: De Knoet Farm, Zonnebeke, België |
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Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Leeftijd: 19 |
Begraafplaats
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Perth Cemetery (China Wall) Plot: V Rij: J Graf: 4 |
Onderscheidingen en medailles 2
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British War Medal Medaille |
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Victory Medal Medaille |
Points of interest 3
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| #3 | Plaats van overlijden (bij benadering) |
Mijn verhaal
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.
Bronnen 3
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1/5th West Riding Regiment (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 95/2800/4). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG14). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 363). https://www.ancestry.com/ Gebruikte bronnen |
Meer informatie 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 |