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Alexander Butler

In memory of:

Private Alexander Butler

July 2, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

541

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Dragoons (1st Armoured Regiment)

Additional Information

Born:

June 11, 1888

Son of Mrs. Jessie Butler of London, England. Enlisted in September 1914.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

RIBEMONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

IV. M. 5.

Location:

Ribemont is in the Department of the Somme, about 8 kilometres south-west of Albert. The RIBEMONT COMMUNAL CEMETERY is a little north of the village, on the west side of the road to Baizieux; and the EXTENSION is on the south-west side of the Communal Cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Burbank to Bytheway. Microform Sequence 16; Volume Number 31829_B016725. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 160. Page 733 of 926.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Burbank to Bytheway. Microform Sequence 16; Volume Number 31829_B016725. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 160. Page 733 of 926.
  • Grave marker– Private Alexander Butler, 6 April 2017, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) https://cefrg.ca

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    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Private Alexander Butler, 6 April 2017, CEFRG (Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group) https://cefrg.ca

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