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From London Gazettes: War Office, 27th January, 1944.'The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy: Military Cross -
Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Brian Dear Butler (85295), The East Surrey Regiment (attd. Special Service Troops) (Billingshurst, Sussex).

From the No.3 Cdo War Diary :
11th June 1944 Place: Chateau d'Amfreville
"2133 - Severe mortaring of HQ. Captain B.D. Butler MC and five others killed. Lt T.N. Skelly and three others wounded."

In Memory of 85295 Major BRIAN DEAR BUTLER MC
East Surrey Regiment and No.3 Commando
who died age 33 on 11 June 1944
Remembered with honour at RANVILLE WAR CEMETERY]]> en-us Gallery 2 RSS Module, version 1.1.8 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 18:30:34 +0100 120 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/d/11126-14/Brian+Butler+MC.jpg https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/3/Brian+Butler+MC.jpg.html