Albert Victor "Ben" Butler (died 13 May 1916, age 29) was a professional footballer for Reading and Queens Park Rangers. He served in World War I for the 17th (Service) Battalion Middlesex Regiment, also known as the First Footballers' Battalion. On 3 May 1916 his right leg was badly wounded by shelling at Cite Calonne. He died as a result, ten days later, leaving a widow, Kate. Butler's will, in which he leaves everything to Kate, survives and is in the archives of Her Majesty's Court and Tribunal Service.
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