Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1911/05/16 In Oxford with himself at piano and J Campbell McInnes as the baritone, George Butterworth premieres nine songs based on A E Housman's 1896 collection of poems, "A Shropshire Lad". Composer Six Songs from a Shropshire Lad Oxford Oxfordshire
1911/06/20 With J Campbell McInnes as the baritone and Hamilton Harty on piano, Butterworth's final six song "A Shropshire Lad" is performed in London at the Aeolian Hall (remnants). Composer Six Songs from a Shropshire Lad
1912/00/00 Based on A E Housman's "A Shropshire Lad", George Butterworth composes two songs for baritone and piano, "Bredon Hill and Other Songs". Composer
1916/07/17 16-17 July, Lt Butterworth leads the 13th Battalion Durham Light Infantry in capturing a series of trenches near Pozieres (traces may still be found in a small wood). UK Lieutenant Pozieres Hauts-de-France Battle of the Somme
1916/08/05 Digging an assault trench named 'Butterworth Trench', the United Kingdom's 23rd Division takes a German communications trench known as Munster Alley, Contalmaison, France. UK Lieutenant Battle of the Somme
1916/08/05 During a German counter attack, George Butterworth is shot through the head by a sniper. Died Pozieres Hauts-de-France Battle of the Somme
1916/08/25 Lt George Butterworth is awarded the Military Cross, gazetted 25 August 1916, for his actions near Pozieres on 16-17 July. War Hero

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Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
Six Songs from a Shropshire Lad Composer Orchestral Composition 1911/05/16
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