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Private THOMAS RICHARD BUTTRESS

Service Number: 5250853
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 27 February 1944

Age 25 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BEACH HEAD WAR CEMETERY, ANZIO

IX. A. 7.

Italy

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Harold and Tryphosa Buttress, husband of Lily Buttress, of Tipton, Staffordshire.
  • Personal Inscription "HE PLANNED A BEAUTIFUL FUTURE ONLY TO END IN A DREAM". REST IN PEACE
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Buried or commemorated at

BEACH HEAD WAR CEMETERY, ANZIO
Italy
Number of casualties: 2317
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