Brigadier Edward Adam Butler
CBE,
DSO (born 27 February 1962) is a former
British Army officer who commanded
Task Force Helmand.
Early life
Butler is the son of
Sir Adam Butler MP and a grandson of the Conservative politician
"Rab" Butler.
He was educated at
Eton College and the
University of Exeter.
Military career
In August 1984, Butler was commissioned into the
Royal Green Jackets. He was
mentioned in dispatches
To be mentioned in dispatches (or despatches, MiD) describes a member of the armed forces whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face ...
while on active service in
Northern Ireland in November 1991 and twice received the
Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service; first for his service in the
Former Republic of Yugoslavia in the Autumn of 1997 and again for his service in
Sierra Leone in summer 2000.
He was awarded the
Distinguished Service Order for his actions in Afghanistan as the commanding officer of 22
Special Air Service
The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. It was founded as a regiment in 1941 by David Stirling and in 1950, it was reconstituted as a corps. The unit specialises in a number of roles including counter-terro ...
during 2001 and 2002.
He became commander of
16 Air Assault Brigade
16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, from 1999 to 2021 16 Air Assault Brigade, is a formation of the British Army based in Colchester in the county of Essex. It is the Army's rapid response airborne formation and is the only brigade in the Britis ...
in 2004, in which role he was deployed as commander of
Task Force Helmand in April 2006. He went on to be Chief, Joint Force Operations at
Permanent Joint Headquarters in December 2006 before retiring in December 2008, citing family reasons.
After leaving the British Army he became Chief Executive of Corporates for Crisis, a business providing advice for companies operating in difficult places,
and then chairman of and latterly adviser to S-RM, an intelligence and risk consulting business. In July 2019 he was interviewed for a BBC Radio Four 'Analysis' programme; it stated he was Head of Risk Analysis (Chief Resilience Officer) at Pool Re.
Personal life
Butler is married with two children.
References
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1962 births
Military personnel of the Bosnian War
British Army brigadiers
British military personnel of the Sierra Leone Civil War
British military personnel of The Troubles (Northern Ireland)
Living people
Alumni of the University of Exeter
British Army personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
Recipients of the Commendation for Valuable Service
People educated at Eton College
Royal Green Jackets officers