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232046 Pte. Stanley Hylton Butters British Army 23rd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers from:Ashington, Northumberland Stanley Hylton Butters was my grandfather. I know he fought at the Somme in 1916. I remember going to see him once on the first of July and he told me "today was the day so many years ago we went over the top at the Somme. thousands were killed around me but they didn't get your granddad". I know he was wounded and ended up in hospital as I have seen his war records on line thru ancestry.uk.com. At school, studying the First World War, he wrote me a little note about the war, telling of life in the trenches and how how he used to bathe his feet in rum - something he drank until his death in 1990. I remember he finished his little precis for me with the words "and all for a shilling a day". Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**