Killed in Action

Mr and Mrs Butcher, of 12 Melton Street received a telegram on Friday evening informing them that their son, bombardier William Henry Butcher, had been killed in action on May 29 and was buried on that day (Friday) at Ramsgate cemetery.

Bombardier Butcher was a member of the Territorials, and went out to France at the commencement of hostilities in September.

He was home on leave in January.

Before enlistment he was employed at Denaby Colliery underground, where he had many friends, who will learn with regret of his death.

Bombardier Butcher would have been 23 in August

From C.W.G.C.:

Gunner : William Henry Butcher
Service Number: 4689987

Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Artillery H.Q. 53 Lt. A.A. Regt.
Date of Death: Died 29 May 1940
Age 22 years old

Buried or commemorated at RAMSGATE CEMETERY: Ramsgate Div. Sec. M.A. Grave 47.
Additional Info
Son of Richard and Alice Butcher, of Denaby Main, Yorkshire.

Personal Inscription
GOD’S GREATEST GIFT, REMEMBRANCE. MOTHER AND FATHER, DENABY MAIN