| Notes: | CMP. 14/8/1929 he enlisted in the Royal Artillery, 10/4/1936 to Army Reserve, 23/3/1940 transferred to CMP. He was born in London SE and resided in London and formerly served in the Royal Artillery. 640 Ind Pro Unit War Diary WO 169/13287. 3/9/1943 Reggio Calabria, 16.00hrs Provost area dive bombed, bomb explosion near cookhouse, RSM Innes, Cpl Peeke, L/Cpl Butler and Pte Adams very 6 seriously injured and conveyed to RAP where L/Cpl Butler and Pte Adams Died. 17.30hrs RSM Innes Died, 17.34hrs Cpl Peek died. Casualty List 1243,Italy, Killed in Action, 3/9/1943. No inscription on gravestone.
Richard Ephraim Butler. |
ITALY
