Patrick Butler

1888 - 1918  (30 years)

• Name	Patrick Butler
  Birth	22 Jul 1888	Medbury, Canterbury, New Zealand
  Gender	Male
  Marriage	1915	, , , New Zealand
  Marriage of Margaret Fraser Wilkie & Patrick Butler Reg #1915/1184
  Death	23 Aug 1918	France
  Burial	Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension	Somme, France
  Person ID	I1737	wilkie
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	James Butler,   b. 1854, Carrick on Suir, County Waterford, Ireland d. 2 Jun 1939, , , New Zealand (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Catherine (Kate) Noland,   b. 1857, , , Ireland d. 20 Mar 1917, Medbury, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	1874	, , New Zealand
  Family ID	F745	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Fraser Wilkie,   b. 1885, Mosgiel, Otago, New Zealand d. 16 Nov 1915, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	7 Apr 1915	St Joseph's Cathedral, Dunedin, New Zealand
  	Marriage: Patrick Butler, Son of James Butler & Margaret Fraser Wilkie, Daughter of Charles Wilkie were married by Father O'Reilly at St. Joseph Cathedral Dunedin New Zealand on 7 April 1915. This source was the military file for Patrick Butler and also Butler family records. hw
  Family ID	F576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2019

  
  

• Notes

  Date of Birth: 22 Jul 1888 - source Military File Correspondence from Annette Smithers ( Butler relative) Dec 30 2018 - states her Great Uncle Patrick Butler married Margaret Wilkie 1915 - the same year in which she died. Patrick died WWI in Aug 1918 - info needs to be verified hw; now verified 2019 hw Family research states Patrick was born Medbury Canterbury, New Zealand 1888 He departed New Zealand 31 Dec 2017 Died 23 Aug 1918 of wounds WWI France Commonwealth War Graves: Butler, Patrick - Trooper Service Number 65201 Died 23 Aug 1918 - Age 30 years Otago Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F. Burial: Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme France Franvillers is a village & district in the Department of the Somme, and stands on high ground above the River Ancre. It is 19 kms from Amiens and 10 kms from Albert on the D929 road. The Communal Cemetery & Extension are south-east of the village on C201 road The Communal Cemetery was used at intervals from May 1916 - May 1918. The adjoining Extension was used from April to August 1918 by units and field ambulances engaged in the defence of Amiens. Casualty details: UK 113, Australia 134, New Zealand 1, Germany 5 for a total of 253. Source: Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension site Confirmed and verified that the Butlers were of Irish descent, settled in Canterbury - outside or near to Christchurch New Zealand. Further military research has revealed a military file for both brothers - Patrick Butler born 1888 and Richard Butler born 1892. Patrick was a police constable in Dunedin prior to enlisting for WWI and Richard was employed as a bank clerk in Union Bank Christchurch New Zealand. Richard died of influenza Disease in France 14 Dec 2017 - military file states he was buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery Patrick died of battle wounds suffered in combat with A Company 33 - gun shot wounds to R arm and a fractured Left leg. Buried in Franvillers Cemetery, Location Somme France. Other military notes for Patrick Butler: had been promoted to L/Cpl, then Cpl in 2017, but upon his request he returned to Private and then Trooper. Butler family research states "Butler family from Ireland, Roman Catholic religion, Settled in Canterbury, outside of Christchurch. Patrick Butler was Annette (Butler) Smithers Great Uncle