In Memory Of
BUTCHER, HOWARD MONTAGUE
Service Details
Age:
30
Date of Birth:
1913-10-04
Service No:
1297V
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit 2:
"C" Sqdn.
Regiment:
Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces
Date of Death:
1944-06-10
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during an advance on enemy positions near Bagnoregio, Italy. Two Sherman tanks were knocked out by a 75mm German gun
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
II, A, 11.
Cemetery:
BOLSENA WAR CEMETERY
Country:
Italy
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Butcher, of Goldhurst, Creighton. Husband of Peggy (nee Robbins) Butcher who worked for British Airways in Durban. Born in Pietermaritzburg. An Overseer on Wattle Estate by profession
