Major Edmund W. Butler, M.C.
2nd Life Guards
attached to
8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment
Military Cross, Mentioned in Dispatches.
son of John P. Butler, of 40 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin
Birth.
Edward William James Butler, son of John P. Butler and Mary Butler, formerly Bolger, was born on 24 December 1891, at 1 Seapoint Terrace, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
His father was a Tea & Wine Merchant.
His birth was registered on 22 March 1892, by Mary Butler, mother, 1 Seapoint Terrace
Educated at Blackrock College, Dublin.
For further details on his parents and siblings, see the bio of his father.
He enlisted in the army on 7 November 1914, with an address at The Russel Hotel, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin. After a training period, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and posted to the Reserve Regiment of 2nd Life Guards, Household Cavalry on 17 August 1915.
more to follow.
Between 1907 and 1914, he spent some time in Junín, Argentina, where his name is recorded on
Junín War Memorial,
Junín, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
His name is recorded on the supplementary list of
Glasnevin Cemetery War Memorial
2nd Life Guards
attached to
8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment
Military Cross, Mentioned in Dispatches.
son of John P. Butler, of 40 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin
Birth.
Edward William James Butler, son of John P. Butler and Mary Butler, formerly Bolger, was born on 24 December 1891, at 1 Seapoint Terrace, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
His father was a Tea & Wine Merchant.
His birth was registered on 22 March 1892, by Mary Butler, mother, 1 Seapoint Terrace
Educated at Blackrock College, Dublin.
For further details on his parents and siblings, see the bio of his father.
He enlisted in the army on 7 November 1914, with an address at The Russel Hotel, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin. After a training period, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and posted to the Reserve Regiment of 2nd Life Guards, Household Cavalry on 17 August 1915.
more to follow.
Between 1907 and 1914, he spent some time in Junín, Argentina, where his name is recorded on
Junín War Memorial,
Junín, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
His name is recorded on the supplementary list of
Glasnevin Cemetery War Memorial
Major Edmund W. Butler, M.C.
2nd Life Guards
attached to
8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment
Military Cross, Mentioned in Dispatches.
son of John P. Butler, of 40 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin
Birth.
Edward William James Butler, son of John P. Butler and Mary Butler, formerly Bolger, was born on 24 December 1891, at 1 Seapoint Terrace, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
His father was a Tea & Wine Merchant.
His birth was registered on 22 March 1892, by Mary Butler, mother, 1 Seapoint Terrace
Educated at Blackrock College, Dublin.
For further details on his parents and siblings, see the bio of his father.
He enlisted in the army on 7 November 1914, with an address at The Russel Hotel, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin. After a training period, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and posted to the Reserve Regiment of 2nd Life Guards, Household Cavalry on 17 August 1915.
more to follow.
Between 1907 and 1914, he spent some time in Junín, Argentina, where his name is recorded on
Junín War Memorial,
Junín, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
His name is recorded on the supplementary list of
Glasnevin Cemetery War Memorial
2nd Life Guards
attached to
8th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment
Military Cross, Mentioned in Dispatches.
son of John P. Butler, of 40 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin
Birth.
Edward William James Butler, son of John P. Butler and Mary Butler, formerly Bolger, was born on 24 December 1891, at 1 Seapoint Terrace, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
His father was a Tea & Wine Merchant.
His birth was registered on 22 March 1892, by Mary Butler, mother, 1 Seapoint Terrace
Educated at Blackrock College, Dublin.
For further details on his parents and siblings, see the bio of his father.
He enlisted in the army on 7 November 1914, with an address at The Russel Hotel, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin. After a training period, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and posted to the Reserve Regiment of 2nd Life Guards, Household Cavalry on 17 August 1915.
more to follow.
Between 1907 and 1914, he spent some time in Junín, Argentina, where his name is recorded on
Junín War Memorial,
Junín, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
His name is recorded on the supplementary list of
Glasnevin Cemetery War Memorial
Inscription
M C 2nd Life Guards attd. 8th Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment.
Gravesite Details
Died of wounds received at Messines 18th April 1918. Age 26. Son of John P. Butler of 40 Fitzwilliam Place Dublin. XXVIII. J. 7.
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