Butler, Francis Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Francis Charles |
Surname | Butler |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Janet Pearl Butler, of Stoke Newington, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB565 |
Markings | DX-I |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reutenbourg Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | YOU GAVE US YOUR KINDEST LOVE SO LONG AS LIFE DID LAST. WIFE AND DAUGHTER SHIRLEY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 16 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1359064 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of Sgt. F.C. Butler of 57 Sqn. 24-2-1944 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-02-1944 |
End Date | 25-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Schweinfurt |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighters on outbound journey and crashed at Saverne, France |