Frank William Butler – Royal Air Force
Corporal Frank William Butler – Royal Air Force
Birth and Family Background
Frank William Butler was born in 1917. He was
the son of Gordon Wayness Butler and Elizabeth Richards.
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| 1939 Register |
There are very few surviving official records relating to Frank Butler. However, the 1939 Register records the family residing at 1 Langland Road, Mumbles.
Military Service
Frank William Butler served in the Royal Air Force,
holding the rank of Corporal.
Death and Commemoration
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| S.S. Almeda Star |
The Almeda Star was a British passenger and cargo
vessel sailing unescorted in the North Atlantic when she was torpedoed
by the German U-boat U-96 approximately 35 miles north of Rockall,
while en route from the United Kingdom to Trinidad. The attack took
place during one of the most dangerous phases of the Battle of the Atlantic,
when Allied shipping was under constant threat from German submarines.
The torpedo caused catastrophic damage, and the vessel sank
with the loss of all those on board. No survivors were recovered, and
those who perished were recorded as missing, presumed drowned, a fate
shared by many service personnel and civilians lost at sea during the war.
Corporal Frank William Butler has no known grave,
and his name is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, which
honours members of the Royal Air Force and those serving with it who died
during the Second World War and whose burial places are unknown.Frank William Butler
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey
credit - findagrave
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