Richard Butson
Colonel Arthur Richard Cecil Butson, GC, OMM, CD and Bar (24 October 1922 – 24 March 2015) was a British-born Canadian explorer and physician.
He then joined the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1946 during World War II. In 1947 was awarded the Albert Medal, then, with the George Cross. Later, all holders of the Albert Medal were ordered to exchange that medal for the George Cross.
Butson died at the age of 92 on 24 March 2015.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Richard Butson, GC - obituary telegraph.co.uk, 24 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015
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