Stanford Rivers – Frederick Butcher [202158]

[202158] Private in the 4th Battalion, Essex Regiment.
He died on 17 November 1917, aged 43, and is buried in
Hatfield Peverel Churchyard.

He was born about 1874 at Bocking, Braintree, the son of
Jethro and Sarah Ann Butcher.

In the 1911 Census, he was recorded as living at
132 South Street, Braintree, with his wife Florence and their four children,
two boys and two girls.

His occupation was recorded as a carman, working for a mineral water
manufacturer.

At the time of his death, his wife was recorded as living at
Hare Street, Stanford Rivers.

He had also served in the South African War.