Full name: William John BUTLER

Service number: A54942
Category of service: Royal Australian Air Force – National Service
Date of enlistment: 6 JUL 56 (for a period of six months National Service Training)
Date of transfer: 16 DEC 56 Transferred to the RAAF Reserve (under the provisions of the National Service Act 1951) Section 33/4 "Having completedthe prescribed period of continuous training"
Date of discharge: 11 JAN 57 National Service (Discharge of Trainees) Act 1960 657/1/1
Rank on discharge: Aircraftman (Recruit)
Postings:

No.7 National Service Training Unit 16 JUL 56

Honours and Awards:

Anniversary of National Service 1951-1972 Medal

Service number: 53184
Category of service:
Australian Regular Army 11 January 1957 to 11 January 1977
Australian Army Reserve. 26 February 1980 to 23 September 1992

Rank on discharge: Warrant Officer, Class Two

Postings:
1 Recruit Training Battalion 11 January 1957
4 Battalion, Royal Australia Regiment 13 March 1957
1 Battalion, Royal Australia Regiment 11 August 1957
2 Battalion, Royal Australia Regiment. 11 February 1958
1 Special Army Service Company 14 September 1958
3 Battalion, Royal Australia Regiment. 03 January 1963
2 Battalion, Royal Australia Regiment. 01 May 1963
3 Battalion, Royal Australia Regiment. 26 June 1963
16 Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment 03 February 1969
5/7 Battalion, Royal Australia Regiment. 02 December 1974
5 Training Group. 27 February 1980

Operational Service/Deployment:
Malaya / Borneo. 06 August 1963 to 28 September 1965
Vietnam. 12 December 1967 to 28 November 1968

Attachments:
11 Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment 08 May 1973 to 08 July 1973

Honours and Awards:

Australian Active Service Medal 1945-75 with Clasps ‘MALAYSIA, ‘THAI-MALAY’ and ‘VIETNAM’
General Service Medal 1962 with Clasps ‘MALAY PENINSULA’ and ‘BORNEO’ Vietnam Medal
Australian Service Medal 1945-75with Clasp ‘SE ASIA’
Defence Force Service Medal
National Medal
Australian Defence Medal
Vietnamese Campaign Medal
Pingat Jasa Malaysia
Infantry Combat Badge
Returned from Active Service Badge

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R2706310.
https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1282519&c=VIETNAM