Butler, John Percival
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Percival |
Surname | Butler |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sir Montagu Sherard Dawes Butler, K.C.S.I., C.B., C.I.E., C.V.O., C.B.E., M.A. and Lady Butler, Kaisar-I-Hind Medal 1St Cl. (Nee Smith). Husband of Mary Hermione Anne Butler of Cambridge. M.A. (Cantab.). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | W5629 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Greenstead Green (St. James) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | 12TH MARCH 1914 9TH JANUARY 1943 "THE LORD HIMSELF IS THY KEEPER" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 16 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 130518 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-01-1943 |
End Date | 09-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed and caught fire five minutes after take off |