Kure, Japan c 1951: Captain David Butler follows Lieutenant General Sir Horace Robertson (centre), Commander in Chief, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) and Administrative Commander of BCOF in Japan and Korea, as he leaves the liner Taiyuan with Lady Robertson AWM HOBJ2183
Major General David Butler AO DSO from Guildford WA was a junior officer in Korea with 3RAR and earned the US Silver Star for gallantry in action in the Battle of the Apple Orchard in October 1950 – he had been with the battalion at Chongju near the Chinese border. On his second tour during the Korean War, he served with 2RAR and was with the battalion during the battle of the Hook above the Sami-chon River in 1952.
Commonwealth Awards to Western Australian Servicemen in Korea
| Decoration | Name | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| DSO | Major J. Gerke | 3 RAR |
| DSO | Wing Commander J.W. Hubble | 77 Sqn |
| OBE | Major W.J. Finlayson | 3 RAR |
| OBE | Squadron Leader E.W. Tonkin | 91 Wing |
| MBE | Flight Lieutenant J.P. Casey | 391 Sqn |
| MC | Major C.D. Kayler-Thompson | 1 RAR |
| MC | Lieutenant R.D.F. Lloyd | 3 RAR |
| MC | Captain R.P. Richardson | 3 RAR |
| MC | Lieutenant J.H. Skipper | 28 Britcom Bde |
| DFC | Flying Officer B. Joy | 77 Sqn |
| DFC | Flight Lieutenant E.G. Ramsay | 77 Sqn |
| DFC | Flying Officer L. Reading | 77 Sqn |
| DFC | Flight Lieutenant H.V. Shearn | 77 Sqn |
| DFC | Flight Lieutenant C.J. Sugden | 77 Sqn |
| AFC | Flight Lieutenant N.S. Eliot | 30 Comm Unit |
| AFC | Flight Lieutenant D.W. Hitchins | 30 Comm Unit |
| MM | Sergeant W.J.J. Bruce | 2 RAR |
| MM | Corporal D.G. Cameron | 3 RAR |
| MM | Sergeant B.C. Cooper | 2 RAR |
| MM | Corporal R.N. Parry | 3 RAR |
| DFM | Sergeant M.E. Colebrook | 77 Sqn |
| MID | Sergeant J. Acol | 2 RAR |
| MID | Leading Aircraftman E.A. Ambrose | 30 Comm Unit |
| MID | Lieutenant P.H. Bennett | 3 RAR |
| MID | Lance Corporal N.J. Beresi | 1 RAR |
| MID | Corporal K.J. Cooper | 2 RAR |
| MID | Sergeant H.K. Corry | 391 Sqn |
| MID | Corporal N.A. Deighton | 1 Comwel Div |
| MID | Sergeant J.P.R. Duggan | 391 Sqn |
| MID | Pilot Officer J.B. Halley | 77 Sqn |
| MID | Acting Corporal D. Hogan | 77 Sqn |
| MID | Captain B.T. Luscombe | RAA |
| MID | Captain R.G. Morahan | 3 RAR |
| MID | Private T.R. Nelligan | 1 RAR |
| MID | Sergeant J.I. Pick | BCKF |
| MID | Captain R.B. Rogers | 1 RAR |
| MID | Leading Aircraftman S.L. Walters | 491 Sqn |
