Son of Harold Leigh Butler and Elsie Butler, of Bolton, Lancashire.
Butler, John Leigh –
Personal details
- Surname: Butler
- Forename: John Leigh
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 28
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: November 2nd, 1942
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Captain
- Unit: 5th Battalion.
- Service number: 129014
- Regiment: Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs
- Regiment: the Duke of Albany's)
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW2
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt
- CWGC reference: XVII. E. 16.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 27/11/1942
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 3e*