David Butler (general)

Major General David Matheson Butler, AO, DSO (3 September 1928 – 24 November 2020)^[1] was senior officer of the Australian Army. He saw service during the Korean War with the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, and later as the commanding officer of 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment during the Vietnam War.^[2]

David Matheson Butler
Born	(1928-09-03)3 September 1928 Guildford, Western Australia
Died	24 November 2020(2020-11-24) (aged 92) Sydney, New South Wales
Allegiance	Australia
Branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1946–1984
Rank	Major General
Commands	Training Command (1982–84) 1st Task Force (c. 1977–79) Officer Cadet School, Portsea (1972–74) 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1968–70)
Battles / wars	Korean War Battle of Yongju Battle of Kujin Battle of Chongju Vietnam War
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia Distinguished Service Order Silver Star (United States)