Sapper Frank Ernest William Butt
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Butt,
Frank Ernest William
Date of birth: 1872-10-25
Place of birth: London
Next of kin: Herbert Leonard Butt, brother, of Funes, Sante Fe, Argentina
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
Walker House, Front & York Streets, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 1096093
Highest Rank:
Sapper
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Sapper (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
79886
Service file: B1350-S026
Uploader's Notes:
Captain Frank Ernest Willhelm Butt, was born in London, 1871. He was fluent in French and German and gained a commission as Second Lieutenant, West India Regiment, in 1894. He subsequently served a total of 9 years military service with 1 West India Regiment, serving at operations in Sierra Leone, 1898-99; advanced Captain 1.5.1900; specially employed on the Gold Coast, 19.1.1900-26.12.1901
After resigning his commission and leaving the West India Regiment, Frank Butt migrated to Canada where he took up profession as a 'Farmer'. He attested at Toronto for service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 11 January 1917. Frank Butt, did not obtain a commission during the Great War and served overseas as a Sapper with the Canadian Engineers.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 255th (Queen's Own Rifles of Canada) Battalion, C.E.F. Sapper Army Canadian Engineers Canadian Engineers ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2009-11-14
Last modified: 2009-11-14