Elder son of Mr. S. F. Butcher, County Coroner for the Bolton and Bury districts. Wounded in the right hand and the knee during action at the Dardanelles, his leg having to be amputated at the thigh.
Butcher, Robert W –
Personal details
- Surname: Butcher
- Forename: Robert W
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bury, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: Not known
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lieutenant
- Unit: 5th (Bury) (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 23/07/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5h
- Bolton Chronicle: 19/06/1915
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 18/06/1915