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John William Buttrey

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Class II John William Buttrey

March 4, 1945

Military Service


Service Number:

R/123964

Age:

21

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

1664 Heavy Conversion Unit

Additional Information


Son of William and Susan Pearl Buttrey; husband of Florence Evelyn Buttrey, of Sasatoon, Saskatchewan.

Commemorated on Page 500 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

PULVERBATCH (ST. EDITH) CHURCHYARD
Shropshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

South of church.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Class II John William Buttrey is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Class II John William Buttrey is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of JOHN WILLIAM BUTTREY– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JOHN WILLIAM BUTTREY– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Gravemarker
  • Photo of John William Buttrey
  • Monument– His name is listed on the the Medicine Hat cenotaph in Riverside Park, Medicine Hat, Alberta.
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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