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Son of John and Mary Butler, of Nouvelle-Écosse. Husband of Drucilla Josey, of Spry Harbour, Nova Scotia. Father of Mary Fidelis Butler.
On March 19, 1916, the Port Dalhousie was bound for Nantes, France, when she was torpedoed and sunk by UB-10 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of the lightship Kentish Knock in the North Atlantic. Of the crew, seven were rescued while the remaining 19 crew members lost their lives.
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Master William Butler
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Master William Butler
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 16 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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