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john w.

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Saw this programme tonight with David Dimbleby who mentioned George Butterworth who was collecting folk tales and songs, being the heart of British Culture.

Apart from the CWGC material anyone got any more on him?

John

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Name: BUTTERWORTH, GEORGE SAINTON KAYE

Initials: G S K

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Lieutenant

Regiment: Durham Light Infantry

Unit Text: 13th Bn.

Age: 31

Date of Death: 05/08/1916

Awards: MC

Additional information: Son of Sir Alexander Kaye Butterworth, Kt., LL.B., of 16, Frognal Gardens, Hampstead, London, and the late Julia Marguerite (nee Wigan) his wife,.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 14 A and 15 C.

Cemetery: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

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This link is from the Classical Composers Database.

http://www.calculator.net/Butterworth/Butterworth.html

There's another thread currently on Butterworth, somewhere on here and about 20 other threads from the past if you search.

Gwyn

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Yes, nicely done by the BBC. We very rapidly went from an early piece of film foot of Butterworth morris-dancing in a rather quaint fashion to Great War footage and picture of a memorial plaque or card to him with the unmistakeable shape of the Thiepval Memorial on it.

It pointed up again the dreadful contrast between the Edwardian age and the age of industrial war.

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Hi Pals,

Did anyone record this? Being here Sausage-side I tend to miss things like that. If anyone did manage to record it I would be willing to do a swap - the programme for a copy of a Butterworth CD I have. :ph34r::D

Cheers,

Tim

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Here is a good Butterworth thread in progress.

Regards

Simon

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Tim

It is repeated on Sat evening.. I might be able to tape it but I am at Lords that day for the One Final!! or someone else may help

John

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