Paget O'Brien-Butler
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| Full name | Paget Terence O'Brien-Butler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 August 1911 Wanowrie, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 June 1952 (aged 40) Grangecon, Leinster, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1936 | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paget Terence O'Brien-Butler MC (1 August 1911 – 22 June 1952) was an Irish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
O'Brien-Butler was born at Wanowrie in British India (today a district of Pune) to Winifred Mary O'Brien and her husband CCharles Paget O'Brien Butler, an amateur jockey who finished fifth in the 1913 Grand National.[1][2] He was educated at Clifton College,[3] before attending the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.[2] He graduated from the Royal Military Academy in 1931, whereupon he entered into the British Army as a Second Lieutenant with the Royal Artillery.[4] He was promoted to Lieutenant in August 1934.[5]
He played club cricket in Ireland around his military commitments, playing for both Phoenix and Cork County.[1] He played one first-class match for Ireland against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Dublin in 1936.[6] Batting twice in the match, O'Brien-Paget was dismissed for 18 runs in Ireland's first-innings by Harold Palmer, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by John Neve for 15 runs.[7]
In August 1939, he was promoted to the rank of Captain,[8] before being promoted to the temporary rank of Major in July 1941.[9] He was awarded the Military Cross for actions during the Second Battle of El Alamein in 1942.[10][1] Toward the end of the war, he married Bridget Mary O'Malley in April 1945.[2] He gained the rank of Major permanently in June 1946,[11] and by 1952, he was serving in the Royal Horse Artillery, from which he retired due to disability in early 1952, retaining the rank of Major.[12] He died at Grangecon in Leinster in June 1952,[1] without issue.[2] His uncle, Pierce O'Brien-Butler, played international rugby union.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Player profile: Paget Terence O'Brien-Butler". CricketEurope. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Profile: Paget Terence O'Brien-Butler". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p424: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
- ^ "No. 33748". The London Gazette. 28 August 1931. p. 5622.
- ^ "No. 34082". The London Gazette. 28 August 1934. p. 5460.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Paget O'Brien-Butler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Ireland v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1936". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "No. 34660". The London Gazette. 29 August 1939. p. 5915.
- ^ "No. 35209". The London Gazette. 4 July 1941. p. 3886.
- ^ "No. 35908". The London Gazette. 16 February 1943. p. 863.
- ^ "No. 37635". The London Gazette. 28 June 1946. p. 3365.
- ^ "No. 39605". The London Gazette. 22 July 1952. p. 3989.