Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Dar Es Salaam (Upanga Road) Cemetery | I. A. 2. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.118 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 15C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | British War Medal Victory Medal | ||
Early Life :
Son of Geo & Mary Butcher, husband of Elizabeth Butcher, 41 Billington Rd. Leighton Buzzard, Beds. Born in Leighton Buzzard.Education & Career :
Post Office Clerk.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Imperial Signal Company |
| Action : Post War |
Post War includes all operations in all theatres up to 31st August 1921. This excludes the campaign in Russia against the Bolsheviks. It also includes men who succombed to wounds post war and who died from various causes whilst still in the services but post war.
R P Butcher Sapper 288438 died 31/12/1918 age 33, Regt. Royal Engineers, Imperial Signal Coy.
Detail :
Kent & Sussex Courier, Sevenoaks Chronicle & Kentish Advertiser 24th September 1920. "BUTCHER - In loving memory of my dear brothers, John Gilpin Butcher, of the Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells, killed near Ypres September 26th, 1917; Richard Percy Butcher ("Dick"), died in East Africa, December 31st , 1918. - Maud Webb"
For his service he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Buried Dar Es Salaam (Upanga Road) Cemetery. Grave VII.A.3.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge of St Barnabas No. 948 E.C. | Buckinghamshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
4th November 1913 | 6th January 1914 | 3rd March 1914 |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley