Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Barrow In Furness
Town
Barrow-in-Furness
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
69021

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Current location

South wall of Chancel at the sanctuary end
St Paul's Church
Hawcoat Lane/Abbey Road
Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow In Furness
Cumbria
LA14 4LF
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 20790 70949
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass Plaque
Inscription
3187 PRIVATE WILLIAM LEWIS BUTLER/XIII KENSINGTON BATT: THE LONDON/REGIMENT WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION/NEAR FLEURBAIX ARMENTIERES FRANCE/ON 19TH APRIL 1915 AND BURIED IN/RUE DAVID BRITISH CEMETERY, AGED/22 YEARS/ ALSO OF GEOFFREY LEWIS BUTLER/LIEUT IV BN ATTD XI BN LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS/WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION NEAR/WULVEGHAN FLANDERS ON 15TH/MAY 1917 AND BURIED IN ST QUENTIN CABARET MILITARY CEMETERY/AGED 20 YEARS/THE SONS OF WILLIAM AND BERTHA BUTLER
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Butler, Geoffrey Lewis
Butler, William Lewis
See details for all 2 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment,manner of death, place of death, date of death, age, place of burial
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: depth 5mm, height 550mm, width 750mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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