Butler, Arthur John Wilfred
W. BUTLER
Arthur John Wilfred Butler ('Wilf')
551009 Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians),
Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force
Born 3rd March 1891 at Scunthorpe
Son of Arthur James and Harriet Anne (nee Houghton); both from Garthorpe
Spent childhood in Cliffe and Hemingbrough near Selby
Lived on Mount Street (now Messingham Road)
Four younger sisters were Gertrude Johnson M. (‘Cissie‘; 1892-1977), Eva Jane M. (1895-1987), Ivy Kathleen (1899-1995) and Maud Victoria (1900-1975)
In 1911 he was working as a clerk to his uncle, the auctioneer & valuer Joseph Davey Butler
Lived with him and his family at 31 Nether Hall Road, Doncaster
Emigrated on 2nd March 1912
Boarded the Empress of Britain at Liverpool and sailed to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Ssponsored by cousin Arthur Butler (brother of Fred above) of Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay)
Became a farm labourer
Enlisted into 'The Canadians' at Sewell, Manitoba on 20th August 1915
Parents were living at West Ville, Scotter
Described as 5'10" tall, fair complexion, grey eyes and brown hair
Married Mary Hannah Bull on 10th September 1932 at Winnipeg, Manitoba
Became an accountant
In 1945 worked for Frasea Farms, a large dairy farm, on Sea Island, Richmond, British Columbia
Lived in Richmond at 860 Blundell and by 1954 had moved to 410 No.3 Road in that town
Retired in July 1956
Died 7th December 1956 aged 64 at Richmond, British Columbia
Cremated at Vancouver Crematorium
Cousin of Fred Butler