| 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 | 24/11/2020 |
| Death Place | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Final Rank | Major General |
| Service | Australian Army |
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Major General David Matheson Butler
Rolls
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
- Conflict
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Rank
- Lieutenant
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
- Conflict
- Vietnam War, 1962-1975
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Korean War, 1950-1953
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Korean War, 1950-1953
Timeline
| Date of birth | 1928 -09-03 | |
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| Date of death | 24/11/2020 |
Related information
Conflicts
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Related Objects
- Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 1969-05-19. For Lieutenant Colonel David Butler (left), Commanding ...
- Farewell for Anzac Battalion DPR/TV/1277
- Vietnam: been, seen and done (6 RAR)
- Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. April 1970. Flag Officer Commanding the Australian Fleet, Rear ...
- Major General David Mathieson Butler AO DSO (Rtd) as a platoon commander 3rd Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) and other appointments, Korea 1951-1954, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd).
- Address by Lieutenant Colonel David Matheson Butler as Commanding Officer 6th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment/New Zealand (ANZAC), South Vietnam 1969-1970 at the Long Tan memorial service, August 1969
- Lieutenant Colonel David Matheson Butler as Commanding Officer 6th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment/New Zealand (ANZAC), South Vietnam 1969-1970, interviewed by Robert Cornish
- Lieutenant Colonel David Matheson Butler as Commanding Officer 6th Battalion The Royal Australian Regiment/New Zealand (ANZAC), South Vietnam 1969, interviewed by Captain Derek Roylance