Butler, Thomas Arthur

Age: 20
Date of birth: 1896 (Q2)

Parents: Thomas Henry and Elizabeth Butler
Wife:
Address: 37 Smith Street

Occupation: Assistant to the Clerk to the Borough Justices

Thomas was born in April or May 1896 and baptised at St Nicholas Church on May 23rd.

At the time of the 1901 census, Thomas and Elizabeth were living with their two children, Thomas Jnr. (4) and Nellie (2) although it appears that Nellie died shortly after the census was taken. The family lived on the premises of their confectioner’s business on Smith Street.

At the time of the 1911 census, the household included Thomas Snr’s unmarried sister Martha. Thomas was attending school.  According to the census record, there had been another child who had not survived. Thomas was a member of the St Nicholas Church Choir, played the organ and taught at the Sunday School:

Military Service

Rank & Number: Private, 512
Regiment/Service: 16th (Service) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment (3rd Birmingham)
Brigade/Division: 15th Brigade, 5th Division
Date of death: Sunday, July 30, 1916
Cause of death/Battle: Killed in action near Longeuval
Commemorated/Buried: Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Somme
Awards: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Commemorated locally at: St Nicholas Church, Warwick School, Avenue of Trees in St Nicholas Park

Thomas is commemorated twice in St Nicholas Park, Warwick:

Contributors

  • Unlocking Warwick Research Group
  • Warwick Advertiser excerpt courtesy of Warwickshire County Record Office

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