Basic Details
Surname
Butterworth
Forenames
John
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was married, with 2 children and worked as a weaver before enlisting in early 1916. He was taken ill in his barn billet, admitted to hospital but died of pneumonia a week later. He is also commemorated on IWM 2224 and 2647.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Bruay-la-Buissiere
Cemetery
Communal Cemetery
Year of death
1916
Month of death
August
Day of death
17
Age at death
26
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Disease