William Captain

January 17, 1844 (age 70)

He subsequently became a Justice of the Peace and Registrar in Cumberland. The sons were: He later joined the Colonial Service in Nigeria and took part in the Egba Expedition in 1918. Charles Walter Butler (1880–1941) who was also educated at Charterhouse. He became a soldier in the Suffolk Regiment, fighting in the Boer War between 1899 and 1900, in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches twice, and in the Afghan War in 1919. He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Indian Army and was invested with the O.B.E. in 1920. In March 1870, he was invited by the Wanderers" captain, C.W. Alcock to take part in a match between "England" and "Scotland". This was the first of five "pseudo-internationals" which took place before the first officially recognized international in November 1872. His second appearance for England came in February 1871. The match report included an early reference to the Combination Game style of football: Butler was enlisted in the Third Battalion, The Border Regiment where in 1884 he reached the rank of Captain. He was later a Justice of the peace (Justice of the Peace) for Cumberland and held the office of Registrar of the Probate Division of the High Court of Justice.

William Captain

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association football player

Background

Butler was the son of Captain Charles George Butler Registered Nurse (1793–1867) and Emily Bayford.

Education

Henry Beauchamp Butler (1878–1952) who was educated at Charterhouse School and became a solicitor.

Career

He subsequently became a Justice of the Peace and Registrar in Cumberland. The sons were:

He later joined the Colonial Service in Nigeria and took part in the Egba Expedition in 1918. Charles Walter Butler (1880–1941) who was also educated at Charterhouse.

He became a soldier in the Suffolk Regiment, fighting in the Boer War between 1899 and 1900, in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches twice, and in the Afghan War in 1919.

He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the Indian Army and was invested with the O.B.E. in 1920. In March 1870, he was invited by the Wanderers" captain, C.W. Alcock to take part in a match between "England" and "Scotland".

This was the first of five "pseudo-internationals" which took place before the first officially recognized international in November 1872. His second appearance for England came in February 1871.

The match report included an early reference to the Combination Game style of football:

Butler was enlisted in the Third Battalion, The Border Regiment where in 1884 he reached the rank of Captain.

He was later a Justice of the peace (Justice of the Peace) for Cumberland and held the office of Registrar of the Probate Division of the High Court of Justice.

Achievements

He reached the rank of Captain and was decorated with the Military Cross. lieutenant seemed as if the defence would prove more than equal to the attack, until a well-executed run-down by C.W. Alcock, W.C. Butler and R.S.F. Walker, acting in concert, enabled the last-named of the trio to equalise the score by the accomplishment of a well-merited goal for England.

Membership

Butler was a member of the Barnes and Civil Service football clubs. He was the only member of the England XI who was not a member of the Wanderers club

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