| Surname: | Butler |
| Initials: | R E |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 794770 |
| 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, 16.00 hrs 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. 17.30 hrs RSM Innes Died, 17.34 hrs Cpl Peek died. Casualty List 1243/1, Italy, Killed in Action, 3/9/1943. Medal card not found. No inscription on gravestone. Richard Ephraim Butler. |
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| Date of Death: | Sept. 3, 1943 |
| Company: | 640 IND PRO UNIT |
| CWGC Link: | 207927 |
| Cemetery: | SALERNO WAR CEMETERY, ITALY 🇮🇹 |
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