| Birth | Arthur Malcolm Button was born 28 August 1897 in Haywards heath, Sussex, England. |
| INFO | CIV REG INDEX Birth 1897 DecQ Button Arthur Malcolm Cuckfield 2b,149. (FindPastBMD.) |
| INFO | PASSENGER LIST. S.S. Sopocles. London to Cape Town, Melbourne & Sydney. Departure 6 Aug 1901. #128. Mrs Jane Button 34. Montague 11, Winifred 10, Morris 9, Gilbert 8, Arthur 3, Marion 2. bound for Cape. (PassLeavUK.) |
| Exhibit | PHOTO of Arthur Malcolm Button in uniform for the HMS Ganges, the shore training establishment for the Royal Navy at Shotley, Suffolk. (CorresVCLDL Email 19Feb2015.)  |
| INFO | ROYAL NAVY SERVICE RECORD. Service number J24218 Portsmouth. Arthur Malcolm Button. Born 28 Aug 1897 at Haywards Heath, Sussex. Occup: stable boy. Period of engagement: 12 years from 28 Aug 1915. Age [not legible], Height 4ft 11-3/5 inches, chest 30 in., hair brown, eyes grey, complexion fair. Service as Boy II on Ganges from 25 Apr 1913. Servicce as Boy I from 26 Nov 1913 to 9 Jan 1915 on Ganbes, Grafton, VictoryI, and Dreadnought. Service as ord [Ordinary Seaman] from 28 Feb 1915 on Dreadnought. Service as AB [Able Seaman] from 27 Mar1916 on Dreadnought, Dolphin (4 periods of service), Maidstone, Lucia, Titania. Discharge 10 Oct 1919. Discharge to "Shore (Free discharge)" (RoyNavSerAnc) Note: this is a summary of the record. There are additional details on the actual service record. |
| Marriage | He married Esme Vera A. Pettyfer, daughter of Charles Henry Pettyfer and Jane Crofts Atkins, 1926 in England. |
| INFO | CIV REG INDEX Marriage. 1926 Sep Q Arthur M. Button. spouse: Pettyfer. Lewes 2b,389. (FindPastBMD.) |
| INFO | ESTATE REPRESENTATIVE. Published in London Gazette, 5 Aug 1960. Deceased: Mynott, Winifred Elsie. Orchard Farm Cottage, Park Lane, Maplehurst, Sussex, wife of Harry William Mynott. d. 9 Jun 1960. Claims to: Lloyds Bank Limited ... or Graham Hooper & Betteridge... Solicitors. Personal representative: (Lloyds Bank Limited and Arthur Malcolm Button.) Claims before 8 October 1960. (LonGazetteAr 5 Aug 1960, p.5430.) |
| Death | Arthur Malcolm Button died 26 August 1971 in Devon, England, at age 73. |
| INFO | ESTATE NOTICE. pub. in London Gazette 28 Sep 1971. Deceased: Button, Arthur Malcolm. Orchard Farm, Mapleshurst [sic], Sussex, Farmer. death: 26 August 1971. Claims to: Eager & Sons, 8 North Street, Horsham, Sussex, Solicitors. Personal representatiave: (National Wetminster Bank Limited, Trustee Department). Claims before 3rd December 1971. (LondGazetteAr 28 Sep 1971 p. 10490.) |
| INFO | CIV REG INDEX Death 1971 Sep Q Button, Arthur Malcolm. birth: 28 Au 1897. Devon C 7a:861 (CivRegIndex LDS6013622.) |
Arthur Malcolm Button