Donald Butterworth

Major General Donald Clunes Butterworth DSO (3 February 1895 – 2 March 1983) was a senior British Army officer.

Donald Butterworth
Born(1895-02-03)3 February 1895
Basford, Nottingham Unitary Authority, Nottinghamshire, England[1]
Died2 March 1983(1983-03-02) (aged 88)
Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks District, Kent, England[1]
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1915–1948
RankMajor General
Service number5776
UnitNorth Staffordshire Regiment
Commands held2nd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment
218th Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
113th Infantry Brigade
38th (Welsh) Infantry Division
78th Infantry Division
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsDistinguished Service Order

Military career

Butterworth was commissioned into the North Staffordshire Regiment on 23 February 1915 during the First World War.[2][3][4]

As commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion the North Staffordshire Regiment, Butterworth was sent to France shortly after the outbreak of war in September 1939 as part of the British Expeditionary Force and was involved in the battles of France and Belgium before eventually being evacuated from Dunkirk on 1 June 1940.[5] He was appointed a companion of the Distinguished Service Order in recognition of his role in this action.[6] He went on to become commander of the 218th Brigade in the UK in October 1940, commander of the 113th Brigade in the UK in July 1941 and General Officer Commanding 38th (Welsh) Division also in the UK in April 1942.[7][4]

After that he was deployed to Italy to become General Officer Commanding 78th Infantry Division in August 1944 and saw action fighting around the Gothic Line before handing over command in October 1944 and retiring in June 1948.[7]

References
  1. "Major General Donald Clunes Butterworth..." www.findagrave.com.
  2. "No. 29080". The London Gazette. 23 February 1915. p. 1837.
  3. "No. 30948". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 October 1918. p. 12033.
  4. Smart 2005, p. 53.
  5. Cook 1970, p. 109.
  6. "No. 34975". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 October 1940. p. 6114.
  7. "Butterworth, Donald Clunes". Generals.dk. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

Bibliography
  • Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.
  • Cook, Hugh (1970). The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's). Famous Regiments. London: Leo Cooper. ISBN 0-85052-056-8.
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