Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Soberton, Hampshire, he served as a Lieutenant in the 1st Bengal European Fusiliers, British Army. During the siege of Lucknow, India, on March 9, 1858, Lieutenant Butler, who swam across the Goomtee River, climbed the parapet and remained in that position for a considerable time, under a heavy fire of musketry, until the position was occupied. For gallantry in the face of the enemy, he was awarded the Victoria Cross on May 6, 1859, and retired with the rank of Honorary Major on September 30, 1874. He died at age 65 in Yorktown, England.
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Soberton, Hampshire, he served as a Lieutenant in the 1st Bengal European Fusiliers, British Army. During the siege of Lucknow, India, on March 9, 1858, Lieutenant Butler, who swam across the Goomtee River, climbed the parapet and remained in that position for a considerable time, under a heavy fire of musketry, until the position was occupied. For gallantry in the face of the enemy, he was awarded the Victoria Cross on May 6, 1859, and retired with the rank of Honorary Major on September 30, 1874. He died at age 65 in Yorktown, England.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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