Discover the Coney Barret family tree. It told the tale of three British officers who escaped under a PoW camp concealed in a gymnastic vaulting horse, Butterwoth's PoW record (pictured) has now been digitised as part of a project undertaken by volunteers at The National Archives. GPs are 'told to prepare to give jabs to over-85s and... More proof England's lockdown was premature? See the Joe Biden family tree. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request. GREAT NEWS! Friday 14 Dec 1923. Peter Butterworth (left in Carry On: Don't Lose Your Head) was involved in an escape attempt at the Stalag Luft III camp in October 1943. Explore how the celebrity world connects. In October 1943, three captives at the Stalag Luft III prisoner of war camp made their escape underneath a homemade wooden vaulting horse. His will, dated March 20, was proved in London March 25, 1635. If a new volunteer signs up in your requested photo location, they may see your existing request and take the photo. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Please try again later. You need a Find a Grave account to add things to this site. Teaching unions ramp up strike threats over demands to SHUT schools during lockdown with claims coronavirus... End of lockdown loneliness for care home residents? Ahead of his acting career, Butterworth served as a lieutenant in the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Peter Butterworth (4 Feb 1919–16 Jan 1979), Find a Grave Memorial no. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. He also appeared in three Richard Lester films including The Ritz and Robin and Marian with Audrey Hepburn and Sean Connery. 87. Date of birth. The ultimate pre-lockdown to-do list! Try again later. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? This account has been disabled. Peter Butterworth was involved in an escape attempt at the Stalag Luft III camp in October 1943, during which prisoners were concealed in a gymnastic vaulting horse as they dug a tunnel under the fence. Philpot also made it back to Britain after posing as a Norwegian margarine manufacturer and boarding a ship bound for Stockholm. Testing chief admits mass-swabbing scheme in Liverpool will NOT spot every Covid-19 patient but CBI... Lockdown-free Sweden ramps up coronavirus restrictions in its three biggest cities after seeing infections... Germany 'must delay all non-urgent surgeries to free up medical staff to treat coronavirus patients'. Set to be the next Supreme Court Judge. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Try again. Sorry! Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? He was a cast member of the "Carry On" series of movies, appearing first in "Carry on Cowboy" and in 16 altogether. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to feedback@findagrave.com and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Please contact Find a Grave at support@findagrave.com if you need help resetting your password. Dora Bryan OBE 1958. more... Janet Brown Bio Details. Actor. Also an additional volunteer within fifty miles. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Williams and Codner reached the port of Stettin where they stowed away on a Danish ship and eventually returned to England. Bramhall, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, Coventry, Metropolitan Borough of Coventry, West Midlands, England. Ripe for the picking! Make sure that the file is a photo. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Butterworth, who died in 1979 aged 63, went on to star in more than a dozen Carry On films, including Carry On Cowboy, Carry On Abroad and Carry On Emmannuelle. The escape inspired the 1950 film The Wooden Horse, but when Butterworth auditioned for a role playing himself, the casting director said he was not 'convincingly heroic or athletic enough.'. Top researchers say R rate has dropped to 1 as Oxford expert... Is the NHS actually QUIETER than usual? Peter William Shorrocks Butterworth (4 February 1919 – 16 January 1979) was an English comedy actor and comedian, best known for his appearances in the Carry On series of films. Enter a valid email address and a feedback message. The actor then asked what the problem was and was told: 'You're too fat,' the Mirror reported. We have a volunteer within fifty miles of your requested photo location. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. We’ve updated the security on the site. You can still file a request but no one will be notified. Also an additional 2 volunteers within fifty miles. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. The actor had organised camp singalongs and comedy routines at night to drown out the noise of the digging. Adorable moment chipmunk joins woman... Australia's top universities shoot up the international... We didn't mean to scare you: Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance defend their '4,000 deaths a day'... UK terror threat level is being raised to SEVERE - meaning an attack is highly likely after terrorists... Covid cover-up: HMRC refuses to reveal names of companies who benefited from £41billion furlough cash during... Boris Johnson begs Tories not to rebel in crunch COVID lockdown vote TOMORROW as he faces demands to release... 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At the end of each day a wooden board was placed over the tunnel entrance and covered with surface soil. or don't show this again—I am good at figuring things out. In the operation three tunnels known as Tom, Dick and Harry were dug in the North Compound, and 76 escaped before the plan was foiled by a watching guard. The actor was initially sent to a PoW camp at Oberursel near Frankfurt under armed guard. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Please try again later. GREAT NEWS! Gender. We do not have any photo volunteers within fifty miles of your requested photo location.

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