BUTTERY, George Desmond

Rank: 
Marine (later Quartermaster Sergeant)
Unit / Base: 
40 Commando RM
46RM Commando
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Marines
Service: 
Royal Navy
Number: 
PO/X 4096
Honours & Awards: 

Quartermaster Sergeant George Buttery, 40 Commando RM,  who had served as a Marine in 46RM Commando during WW2, was awarded the Military Medal for gallant and distinguished services on the 6th November 1956 during Operation Musketeer, the Anglo-French Invasion of Port Said, Egypt.  

Sources
London Gazette 41092, page 3418.
National Archives file WO 373/124/54.
CVA Nominal Roll for 46RM Commando.


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