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Uriah Ellis Butters was born the 3 Sep 1892 in Beverley and was baptized at the Beverley Wesleyan Chapel the 20 Oct 1892, the son of Uriah and Annie Butters. Uriah senior was a well-known draper with a shop on Toll Gavel, Beverley.
Uriah enlisted with the East Yorkshire Regiment and served in France as a Sergeant earning the 14-15 Star medal. On 25 Sep 1917 he was commissioned with the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry as a 2nd Lieutenant and served in Egypt. In 1919 he was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. ‘When the enemy, under cover of heavy barrage, penetrated our line, this officer immediately organized a bombing and drove them out.’ Uriah was also awarded the British and Victory medals.
Uriah took up his father’s trade and on 5 Nov 1920 he married Emily May Spicer at Brockley Wesleyan Chapel, Brockley, Greenwich. The couple resided in Camberwell, London in the 1930s. In 1939 Uriah was a store buyer of fancy goods and Emily was a masseur and state registered nurse.
Uriah died in Worthing on 17 Jan 1965 aged 72.
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