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General Sir Mervyn Andrew Haldane Butler (1 July 1913 – 3 January 1976) was a British Army officer and former Commander-in-Chief of Strategic Command of the British Army. ==Army 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 into the South Lancashire Regiment in 1933.〔 He transferred to the Parachute Regiment and served with distinction during World War II being awarded the Distinguished Service Order and Military Cross for his services.〔Whitaker's Almanacks〕 He transferred to the Suffolk Regiment in 1945.〔 He commanded 16 Independent Parachute Brigade from 1955 to 1957〔 and 2nd Division from 1962 to 1964.〔(Army Commands )〕 In 1964 he was appointed Assistant Chief of Defence Studies (Joint Warfare) and then in 1966 went on to be Commandant of the Staff College, Camberley.〔 From 1968 to 1970 he was General Officer Commanding 1 (British) Corps. He was General Officer Commanding the Army Strategic Command from 1970 to 1971 before going on to serve as Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies from 1972 to 1973.〔 He was promoted to General in 1972.〔 He was also Colonel Commandant of the Parachute Regiment from 1967 to 1972.〔The Red Devils GG Norton (Leo Cooper Famous Regiment Series)〕 He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1957, Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1964 New Year Honours, and knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1968. On his death in 1976 he was buried in Aldershot Military Cemetery. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mervyn Butler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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