Military History

Theatre of War	WW1 Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders	1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals
Arrived in Theatre	Other Medals	SWFHS Area Memorials
March 1916	Queens South Africa Medal & 4 Clasps	Stratford on Avon War Memorial
	King's South Africa Medal	Stratford Holy Trinity Church
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted Date	Stratford on Avon Cemetery
German Spring Offensive	Orignally on 6 Apr 1900 at Warwick	Stratford Boat Club Memorial
		Stratford King Edward VI School
Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units	Stratford KEVI School Boat Club
Bois de Hirondelles	Imperial Light Horse

WW1 Career Details

• Enlisted 25 Aug 1914 in London as Staff Sergeant Major, Imperial Light Horse
• Commissioned 11 Nov 1915 to 2nd Lt Royal Field Artillery
• Promoted on 24 Aug 1917 to Acting Captain
• Gazetted 24 Nov 1917 to Major - Commanding Officer 92nd Brigade RFA

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

On the day he was killed, 22 May 1918 it had been a quiet day spent mainly in looking for a good position to establish an observation point on the forward slope of Riamont Hill, but nothing suitable had been found. In the evening, Major Butcher and his observation officer were at the observation point in the Bois de Hirondelles when a stray shell fell near them and a splinter struck Frederick in the heart. Initially buried in the little cemetery at Souchez near Arras, his body was later moved to the Sucrerie Cemetery at Ablain-St. Nazaire.