Eric Butler-Henderson was a soldier and company director, who was honoured when a steam locomotive was named after him.
10 Facts About Eric Butler-Henderson
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Eric Butler-Henderson married Sophia Isabelle Butler Massey on 10 December 1910, and on 21 December 1910 used a deed poll to legally change his name to Eric Brand Butler-Henderson.
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Eric Butler-Henderson died in Andover, Hampshire on 18 December 1953, aged 69.
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Eric Butler-Henderson was appointed to the Berkshire Imperial Yeomanry on 30 March 1908 and, transferred to the Berkshire Yeomanry with a number of other officers on 1 April 1908, retaining his rank.
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Eric Butler-Henderson was promoted to temporary captain on 9 April 1915, and achieved the rank of captain on 20 December 1915.
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Eric Butler-Henderson transferred from the Yeomanry to the Territorial Force Reserve on 6 November 1917, as a captain.
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Eric Butler-Henderson relinquished his Territorial Army Reserve commission on 30 September 1921, retaining his rank of captain but not the right to wear the uniform.
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In May 1918, Eric Butler-Henderson was elected a Director of the Great Central Railway, where his father, Lord Faringdon, was chairman of the board.
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Eric Butler-Henderson remained a director of the LNER until at least 1930.
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Eric Butler-Henderson was a director of Catalinas Warehouses and Mole Co.