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Mervyn Butler
General Sir Mervyn Andrew Haldane Butler, (1 July 1913 – 3 January 1976) was a British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief Strategic Command. Military career Mervyn Butler was educated at St Columba's College, Rathfarnham, Ireland and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.Who Was Who Volume V11 1971–1980 (1981) He was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the South Lancashire Regiment on 4 February 1933 and was promoted to lieutenant on 2 February 1936. He was again promoted, this time to captain, on 2 February 1941. He transferred to the Parachute Regiment and served with distinction during the Second World War, being awarded both the Distinguished Service Order and the Military Cross for his services.Whitaker's Almanacks He transferred to the Suffolk Regiment on 20 July 1946. Butler commanded the 16th Independent Parachute Brigade from 1955 to 1957. During the Suez Crisis elements of the 16th Independent Parachute Brigade led by Butler and a continge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldershot Military Cemetery
Aldershot Military Cemetery is a burial ground for military personnel, or ex-military personnel and their families, located in Aldershot#Aldershot Military Town, Aldershot Military Town, Hampshire. The cemetery was created in 1850s by the Royal Engineers during the building of Aldershot military camp. Nearly 17,000 service personnel of nine nations are laid to rest in the cemetery. There are 692 First World War graves; the earliest bears the date 5 August 1914, and the last 11 August 1921 (many of these graves are in plot AF). The 129 Second World War graves are in groups in various plots, the largest group in plot A containing 86 graves. The cemetery remains in active use as a military cemetery run by Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), Ministry of Defence, with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintaining the graves of the fallen for the First and Second World Wars. As of 2003 it is a Grade II* listed building. History In the early 1850s the British Army chose Aldersh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medal Bar
A medal bar or medal clasp is a thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration, civil decoration, or other medal. It most commonly indicates the campaign or operation the recipient received the award for, and multiple bars on the same medal are used to indicate that the recipient has met the criteria for receiving the medal in multiple theatres. When used in conjunction with decorations for exceptional service, such as gallantry medals, the term "and bar" means that the award has been bestowed multiple times. In the example, "Group Captain Leonard Cheshire, VC, OM, DSO and two bars, DFC", "DSO and two bars" means that the Distinguished Service Order was awarded on three occasions. A British convention is to indicate bars by the use of asterisks; thus, DSO** would denote a DSO and two bars. Bars are also used on long-service medals to indicate the length of service rendered. The two terms are used because terms "bar" and "clasp" both refer to two parts of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mervyn Butler Headstone
Mervyn is a masculine given name and occasionally a surname which is of Old Welsh origin, with elements ''mer'', probably meaning "marrow", and ''myn'', meaning "eminent". Despite the misconception of the letter 'V' being an English spelling, through Roman occupation of Britain, the Welsh language (at least for spelling) was Latinised and through centuries of evolution of the Welsh language, the modern Welsh spelling for Mervyn is Merfyn. People with the given name * Mervyn or Merfyn Frych, king of Gwynedd (c. 825-844) * Mervyn Archdall (other), various persons * Mervyn S. Bennion (1887–1941), US Navy captain killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor * Mervyn Carrick (born 1946), Northern Ireland politician * Mervyn Davies, Baron Davies of Abersoch (born 1952), former banker and UK government minister * Mervyn Davies (1946–2012), Welsh former rugby union player * Mervyn Day (born 1955), English former football goalkeeper * Mervyn d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
