Great War Dundee
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William Sheret Butchard
Military Information
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- Service no: 680943
- Rank: Private
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- Regiment/Service: Labour Corps
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Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 1886
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- Address: 2 Fyffe St, Dundee
- Occupation: Cleansing Dept, Dundee Corporation
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Helen Butchard, 68 Glenmarkie Tce, Dundee
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More about William Sheret Butchard
Formerly 57552, Kings Liverpool Regiment
William Butchard King’s Liverpool Regiment
Private William Butchard, King’s Liverpool Regiment, late of the Cycle Corps, whose home is at 2 Fyffe Street, Dundee, has been severely wounded in the face, and has lost his left eye. Private Butchard who is at present in a London Hospital, was home on leave four weeks ago. He had been two years in France, while this is the fourth time he has been wounded. In civil life he was employed in the Cleansing Department of the Dundee Corporation.
Dundee Courier 10th October 1918
Information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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