Byrne E S F Midshipman Royal Naval Reserve

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BYRNE, ERL STANLEY FREDERIC, Midshipman. Royal Naval Reserve, eldest s. of Lient. Col. Stanley Cesnola Byrne, 11th London Regt.. of Elmira. Ribblesdale Road. Hornsey, N., by his wife. Evelyn Robertson, dau. of Charles George Yates King: b. London. 1 March, 1899; educ. Tollington School. Muswell Hill. N., and on H.M. Training Ship Worcester. off Greenhithe gazetted Midshipman Royal Naval Reserve 1 Jan. 1917: served on H.M.S. Excellent and H.M.S. Amphitrite: appointed to H.M.D. Torrent the following Feb., and was lost at sea when that ship was blown up in the North Sea 23 Dec. 1917, by a mine or enemy torpedo. He was mentioned in Despatches for coolness under fire during action in June. 1917, when an enemy destroyer was sunk. Midshipman Byrne was at one time put in charge of a captured enemy steamship with a small crew, and brought the ship into an English port, though it necessitated standing over the enemy stokers for a time with a loaded revolver. During a gale in Nov. he was washed overboard, and as all the boats were stove in it was impossible to attempt a rescue, but another wave washed him on beard again:

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Buttle A E Lt 2nd Royal Irish Rifles

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Buttle A E Lt 2nd Royal Irish Rifles

BUTTLE, ALBERT EDWARD, Lieut., 2nd Battn. The Royal Irish Rifles, yst. s. of John Buttle, of Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, Director of Messrs. Buttle, Brothers & Co., Ltd., Bacon Curers and Merchants: b. 6 Jan. 1895; educ. Newtown School, Waterford, and Model School, Enniscorthy: volunteered for active service, and enlisted in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1 April, 1915; received a commission, and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. 2nd Royal Irish Rifles 23 Aug. following; promoted Lieut. 1 July, 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 16 June, 1916, taking part in the Battles of the Somme in July; was invalided home 9 Jan. 1917: was subsequently offered his discharge as being medically unfit, but again volunteered for foreign service, and rejoined his regiment in France 29 May, 1918, and died at No. 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station 2 Oct. following, of wounds received in action the previous day. Buried in Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Butler J O 2nd Lt Royal Air Force

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Butler J O Lt Royal Air Force

2ND LIEUTENANT J. O. BUTLER Royal Air Force
Aged 19
ONLY son of the Rev. Robert Moore Peile Butler, of Priston Rectory, Bath, and of Mrs. Butler.
2nd Lieutenant Butler joined the Air Force on leaving School in April, 1917. He went to France in the following January and was reported missing on March 24th, 1918. He was mortally wounded on that day while flying over our own lines, and, when lifted out of his machine, he was found to be so badly hit that he had to be left behind, and was taken prisoner. He died on April 11th, 1918, in the Prisoner of War Hospital at Mons, and was buried in the Mons Municipal Cemetery.
His Captain wrote: “I remember very vividly the patrol on which Butler was missing. Six of us were doing great execution among large numbers of Huns on the ground south of Bapaume. We were so engrossed with shooting at people on the ground that we scarcely noticed several Albatross machines which were lurking in the clouds. Butler was seen attacking one of them whilst I was fighting an enemy two-seater. A few days later a message came through to No. 3 Squadron from a Major in the Naval Division who said he extricated Butler from his machine, but he was so seriously wounded in the back, and the enemy were so close to them, that he unfortunately had to be abandoned. I very much regret to say that this is all the news I have had of him. He was one of the very best pilots in my Flight. A day or two before, after a big fight, he collected and led several Naval Camels, and in another fight a few minutes afterwards, shot down an enemy Albatross, which crashed in our lines. He was so friendly to everyone, and, when all our pilots were very downhearted after the Hun push, he was so cheerful that he made us all less pessimistic.”

Source : Harrow Menorials Of The Great War 1914-1918 Vol 6

BUTLER, JOHN ORMONDE, 2nd Lieut., Royal Air Force, only s. of the Rev. Robert Moore Peile Butler, of Priston Rectory, Bath, M.A., by his wife, Annie Langsdale; b. Eaton, co. Chester, 11. Dec. 1898; educ. Harrow, and Trinity College, Cambridge; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Royal Air Force in July, 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Jan. 1918: wounded while flying over the German lines 24 March following, being taken prisoner, and died at the Prisoners of War Hospital, Mons, on the 11th of the following month. Buried in the Mons Cemetery; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Butler F M Captain Royal Field Artillery

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BUTLER, FRANCIS MOURILYAN, Capt., 93rd Army Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (Special Reserve), 2nd s. of the late Charles Butler, by his wife, Frances E. J.; b. Norbiton, co. Surrey, 27 Oct. 1876: educ. Charterhouse; obtained a commission 3 June, 1915: served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and was killed in action at Mont-du-Hibou, near Poel-cappelle, 8 Oct. 1917. Buried in Canada Farm, near Everdinghe. His Commanding Officer wrote: “I have lost a splendidly gallant and capable officer, a good friend and a man of sound judgment, who was mad keen on his work. He never spared himself, and was particularly loved by his men, as he must have been by his horses, for they were his first care. He was in command of his battery at the time,” and a brother officer: “He was always doing almost more than his bit in this hard struggle; the final chapter was indeed characteristic of him, for he was on the drag ropes hauling a gun into action under heavy shell fire.” He m. in New York, 15 Oct. 1902, Josephine Brown, dau. of the late Capt. Joseph J. Lawrence, and had three children: Vera Lawrence, b. 26 July, 1903; Patience Mourilyan, b. 20 April, 1908, and Francis Charles Joseph, b. 24 March, 1915.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Butler B A B Lt Col DSO + Bar Royal Field Artillery

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Butler B Lt Col DSO Royal Field Artillery

Source : The Sphere 7th Dec 1918

Butler B A B Lt Col DSO + Bar Royal Field Artillery

BUTLER, BERNARD ARNOLD BARRINGTON, D.S.O. and Bar, Lieut.-Col., Royal Field Artillery, 8. of the late Spencer P. Butler, Conveyancing Counsel, by his wife, Mary, dau. of Nicholas Kendall; b. Harrow, co. Middlesex, 6 May, 1878; educ. Haileybury, and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich (passing out 2nd on Gunners’ List); gazetted 2nd Lieut. 23 Dec. 1807 promoted Lieut. 23 Dee. 1900, Capt. 23 Jan. 1905, Major 30 Oct. 1914 and Temporary Lieut. Col. in March, 1915; served nine years in India from 1899, and subsequently served at Edinburgh and Bordon, and then, after passing the Gunnery Staff Course, was appointed Instructor of Gunnery at Trawsfynedd; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Sept. 1914, taking part in the engagements on the Aisne, at Ypres, Hooge, Vimy Ridge, on the Somme, at Arras, Menin Road, Kemmel and Passchendaele, and died near Le Catean 23 Oct. 1918, from wounds received in action the same day. Burled at Forrest, near Le Catean. He was five times mentioned in Despatches by F.M. Sir John (now Lord) French, and F.M. Sir Douglas Haig, being also awarded the Distinguished Service Order in Jan. 1917, and a Bar to the same in March, 1918, for gallant and distinguished service in the field. He was a keen sportsman, and when in India spent much of his leave shooting in Chambra and Baltistan. He also obtained the Certificate of the Royal Geographical Society for Surveying and Practical Astronomy. He m. in London, 24 July, 1905, Winifred (The Turret House, Wadhurst, co. Sussex), dau, of the late Right Hon. Arthur Cohen, K.C., and had a son, Anthony Bernard, b. 20 Sept. 1907.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bush C G Major DSO Army Service Corps

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Bush C G Major DSO Army Service Corps

BUSH, CHARLES GERALD, D.S.O., Major. Army Service Corps, s. of the late Henry Edward Bush, Merchant, by his wife, Jeannette (Normandy Lodge, Vanbrugh Park Road. Blackheath, S.E.), dau. of P. G. Dodd b. Newchway, North China, 16 Aug. 1876; edue. Forest School, Walthamstow, and on the Continent: was an Export Merchant: joined the Army Service Corps in 1914; was gazetted Lieut. 1 Feb. 1915; promoted Capt. 22 March, 1915. and Major, 11 Sept. 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, being appointed Senior Supply Officer to the 19th Division, and died at a casualty clearing station 25 Nov. 1918, from influenza, contracted while on active service. Buried at Anoingt Cemetery. His Commanding Officer wrote: “I cannot speak too highly of Major C. S. Bush’s work he was a man who gained the respect of everyone with whom he served, and was loved by everyone without exception. As his late Commanding Officer, I can only say he had my entire trust and confidence,” and a Colonel: “I don’t suppose in the whole army there was an officer who had a better knowledge of or did his work more conscientiously and efficiently: His death has he was a real loss to the army.” Another officer also wrote: “He left a gap in the train that we shall never now fill, as owing to his experience and business energy as Senior Supply Officer he had made a reputation upon which the division implicitly relied.” He was twice mentioned in Despatches [London Gazettes, 4 Jan, and 20 May, 1917] by F.M. Sir Douglas Haig, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 3 June, 1917), for gallant and distinguished service in the field; unm

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Burton-Fanning N E E Captain Royal Marine Light Infantry

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Burton-Fanning N E E Captain Royal Marine Light Infantry

Source : The Sphere 10th March 1919

Burton-Fanning N E E Captain Royal Marine Light Infantry

BURTON-FANNING, NEWEL EDWARD EDEN, Capt., Royal Marine Light Infantry, eldest s. of Frederick William Barton-Fanning, of Norwich, M.D., by his wife, Christabel Eleanor Newel, dau. of William Cooper-Brown; b. Norwich, co. Norfork, 6 June, 1896; educ. at Cromer: King Edward VI. School, Norwich, and Repton; had been entered for Christ’s College, Cambridge: applied for a commission on the out-break of war, and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. Royal Marine Light Infantry in Sept. 1914: promoted Lieut. it. 1915, and Capt. in May, 1916; served with the Mediterranean Ex-peditionary Foree in Gallipoli from early in 1915, until the evacuation of the peninsula, taking part in the landing on “V” Beach, and in many other engagements; procceded to Salonika in Jan, 1916, and subsequently to France, where he saw much fighting: was reported missing after the engagement at Gavrelle, near Vimy, 28 April, 1917, and is now known to have been killed in action on that date. His Commanding Officer wrote: “I know that he would never surrender until he saw there was absolutely no hope. He was a splendidly plucky fellow, and a good officer, and was generally liked by all his brother officers and men,” and a brother officer: “He was a splendid fellow, loved and admired by all who knew him, and there was not an officer or man in his wonderful company who was not proud to be led by him.” On one occasion Capt. Burton-Fanning was publicly complimented by his Commanding Officer for his gallant work: um.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Burton W Dvr 5952 Royal Field Artillery

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BURTON, WALTER, Driver. No. 5952. Royal Field Artillery, 8. of the late William Burton, by his wife. Elizabeth, dau. of John Mercer: b. Warrington: co. Lancaster. 30 Nov. 1879: educ. Hamilton Street School there volunteered for active service in Sept 1914, but was rejected: enlisted in the R.F.A. 25 Oct. 1915: served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Dec., taking part in many engagements, including the operations at Lens, on the Somme, at Ypres and the relief of Lille, also at Passchendaele Ridge. and died at the General Hospital, Rouen, 16 Nov. 1918, of influenza, contracted while on service. Buried in St. Sebius Cemetery Extension. He m. at the
Parish Church. Warrington. 19 Nov. 1903. Sarah Ellen (8. Brackley Street. Warrington), dau. of the late William Stringer, and had three children: Walter, b. 18 Nov. 1908: Eva. b. 2 Aug. 1905. and Lilian, b. 9 Feb, 1907.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Burton G Pte 256411 52nd Canadian Expeditionary Force

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BURTON, GILBERT, Private, No. 256411, 52nd Infantry Battn. Canadian Expeditionary Force, eldest s. of Hamilton Burton, of Drumgrier, Pinwherry, Blacksmith, by his wife, Helen, dau. of the late Edward Broadfield; b. Maybole, co. Ayr. 2 March, 1887 educ. Pinwherry School; went to Canada in Mav, 1913, and settled at Elbow. Saskatchewan, as a Blacksmith: volunteered for active service, and enlisted in the Canadian Infantry 3 Jan. 1918 served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 18 Aug. 1918. and was killed in action at Cambrai 28 Sept. following. Buried in Crest British Military Cemetery. Fontaine Notre Dame, west of Cambrai: unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Burton E H Pte 92079 Royal Army Medical Corps

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Burton E H Pte 92079 Royal Army Medical Corps

BURTON, ERNEST HENRY, Private, No. 92079, Royal Army Medical Corps, 8. of Jacob Burton, of 33, Park Street, Bath; b. Cold Harbour, near Trowbridge, co. Wilts. 4 Nov. 1896; educ. Bath Wick School; volunteered fo active service on the outbreak of war, and joined the Royal. Army Medical Corps in Aug. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders; saw much fighting, and died a prisoner of war at the Field Hospital, Cugney, 29 April, 1918, of dysentery, contracted while on active service. Buried in the cemetery there; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5