Local Information:

We did have no information about Captain Butler's life in Hungerford. However, Phil Wood (War Memorials of West Berkshire website), kindly contacted the Virtual Museum (July 2011) saying that "Regarding the Butler brothers (Charles  Kingstone and Eric, WW1), you note that you are not aware of their links to Hungerford. The National Probate Calendars record the probate of  both of their estates. In both cases their address is given as Standen  Manor and their father (Charles William) is the executor. Eric and his  father can be found at Standen House/Manor in the 1901 census, CK is (I  think) at school in Eastbourne."

He was killed in action on the 24th August 1916

Regimental Information:

The Battalion War diary reads:

18.6.1916
Battalion in Billets Halloy-lesPernois. Three more officers joined the battalion for duty – 2nd/Lieutenants DF Brown, E Butler and HR Swindells.

21.7.1916
A working party, of 100 men and 8 NCOs, under 2nd Lieutenants Brown and Butler, was sent off to Englebelmer Wood

18.8.1916
Battalion took over a portion of the line at the Leipzig Salient.

24.8.1916
An intense artillery bombardment was put on the line, and the enemy defenses in an area North of this line at 4.10pm. The attack was carried out by 'A' Company on the left, 'B' Company in the centre and 'D' Company on the right.

The Regimental cap badge for the Wiltshire Regiment

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion attack Leipzig Redoubt, Thiepval, August 1916.
[This was taken at or about the time that Lieutenant Butler was killed]

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Lieutenant Butler's name on the
Thiepval memorial to the missing