THOSE REMEMBERED ON THE FALFIELD WAR MEMORIAL WHO DIED DURING THE 1939-45 WAR
THOSE REMEMBERED ON THE FALFIELD WAR MEMORIAL WHO DIED DURING THE 1939-45 WAR
GRENVILLE KITCHENER BUTCHER
GRENVILLE KITCHENER BUTCHER
Date Born
Believed to be around April 1915
Birth place:
Shropshire
Date of Death:
8th September 1944
Fate:
Still to be established
Duty Location:
Western Europe
Buried:
Florence War Cemetery
Regiment:
Crp of Military Police
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Service No:
7691862
Military Information:
Currently no detailed information available
Medals Awarded
The 1939–45 Star was a campaign medal of the British Commonwealth, awarded for service in the Second World War. The medal was awarded for operational service between 3rd September 1939 and 2nd September 1945. To qualify for this medal, members of the Royal Navy had to complete 6 months service in areas of active operations. For the Army, they had to have served 6 months in an operational command. If they were airborne troops, they could qualify by participating in an airborne operation, and had completed 2 months in a fully operational unit.
The War Medal 1939–1945 was a British decoration awarded to those who had served in the Armed Forces or Merchant Navy full-
It is possible that he was also awarded the France & Germany Star
Parents:
Unknown
Other Information:
Index of Wills and Administrations record that Grenville’s home address was Whitfield Farm Cottages, Falfield, Gloucestershire.
Also remembered on the Cromhall Village War Memorial
Credits: St George’s Church Baptism and Burial Records, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Ancestry website, forces-
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