| Service number | 57006 |
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| Ranks Held | Lieutenant, Lieutenant Colonel |
| Birth Date | 1928 -09-03 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Western Australia, Perth, Guildford |
| Death Date | 2020-11-24 |
| Death Place | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Final Rank | Major General |
| Service | Australian Army |
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Published in London Gazette in 1971-02-12 Published in London Gazette in 1951-06-22 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1970-12-17 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1951-06-22 |
Major General David Matheson Butler
Rolls
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
- Conflict
- Vietnam, 1962-1975
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 12 February 1971 on page 1343 at position 2
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 17 December 1970 on page 8299 at position 2
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
- Conflict
- Korea, 1950-1953
- Rank
- Lieutenant
- London Gazette
- 22 June 1951 on page 3411 at position 8
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 22 June 1951 on page 1555 at position 1
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Korea, 1950-1953
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Korea, 1950-1953
Timeline
| Date of birth | 1928 -09-03 | |
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| Date of death | 24 November 2020 |
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