South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 11951 Sidney BUTLER - 8th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers


Died of Wounds on Wednesday 25th August 1915 aged 22


Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
Gallipoli (Balkans) 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Helles Memorial
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
28 Jun 1915 in Gallipoli ~ Kenilworth War Memorial
    Kenilworth St. Nicholas
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place Mobilised  
Died of Wounds Received in the Gallipoli Campaign August 1914 in Wrexham  
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units Other War Memorials 
Aboard HMHS Arcadian off Gibraltar    
     

 

Circumstances of Death

Sidney died of wounds on 25 August 1915 aboard HM Hospital Ship Arcadian which was near Gibraltar. He was buried at sea and later commemorated on the Helles Memorial. It has not yet been possible to identify when Sidney was wounded but it would have been sometime on or after 5th August 1915 when the Battalion landed, without incident, at Anzac. The 8th Battalion war diary can be found on Ancestry.co.uk but it contains no details, at all, about casualties.



 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBaptism Date/Place
Apr Qtr 1893 in Kenilworth 12 Mar 1893 in Kenilworth
   
Parents NamesAbode
Thomas and Hannah Butler  Woodville, Lower Ladyes Hills, Kenilworth
   
SchoolsColleges
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Address HistoryEmployment History
1893 - Kenilworth 1901 - School age
1901 - New Street, Kenilworth 1911 - Not found
1911 - Not found  
1915 - Woodville, Lower Ladyes Hills, Kenilworth