The Banks of Green Willow composer George Butterworth remembered

On 5th August 1916, composer George Butterworth was killed on the Somme by a sniper's bullet - a tragic loss for British music. George is commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Thiepval Memorial, along with more than 72,000 other men with no known grave. ____________________________________________________________________ Get to know the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Find out more: http://www.cwgc.org/ Blog: https://www.cwgc.org/our-work/blog/ Facebook:   / commonwealth.  . Twitter:   / cwgc   Instagram:   / commonwealthwargraves