Christopher Butcher, 35, a former Army captain, was described as a hero by friends on social mediaThe son of Terry Butcher, the former England football captain, has died after struggling to cope with life after serving in Afghanistan, his family have said. Christopher Butcher, 35, a former Army captain, who served with the Royal Artillery, died on Monday. On his Facebook page, he had written: “Left the Army and now just a moody bitter vet.”His brother Ed, 31, announced his death in a tribute on the social media site. “It is with the up most [sic] sadness that I regret to say that my brother Christopher Butcher has passed away this morning,” he wrote. “My older brother was the best brother I can ever [have] asked for and his death has hit the entire family hard.

Source: The Times October 17, 2017 16:07 UTC