Brigadier Edward Adam Butler CBE, DSO (born 27 February 1962) is a former British Army officer who commanded Task Force Helmand.
Edward Adam Butler | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 February 1962 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1984−2008 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Service number | 520039 |
| Unit | Royal Green Jackets |
| Commands | 22 Special Air Service 16 Air Assault Brigade Task Force Helmand |
| Battles / wars | The Troubles Bosnian War Sierra Leone Civil War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order |
Early life
editButler is the son of Sir Adam Butler MP and a grandson of the Conservative politician "Rab" Butler.[1]
He was educated at Eton College[1] and the University of Exeter.[2]
Military career
editIn August 1984, Butler was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets.[3] He was mentioned in dispatches while on active service in Northern Ireland in November 1991[4] and twice received the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service; first for his service in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia in the Autumn of 1997[5] and again for his service in Sierra Leone in summer 2000.[6]
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his actions in Afghanistan as the commanding officer of 22 Special Air Service during 2001 and 2002.[7][8] He became commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade in 2004, in which role he was deployed as commander of Task Force Helmand in April 2006.[9] He went on to be Chief, Joint Force Operations at Permanent Joint Headquarters in December 2006 before retiring in December 2008, citing family reasons.[10]
After leaving the British Army he became Chief Executive of Corporates for Crisis, a business providing advice for companies operating in difficult places,[11] and then chairman of and latterly adviser to S-RM, an intelligence and risk consulting business.[12] In July 2019 he was interviewed for a BBC Radio Four 'Analysis' programme; it stated he was Head of Risk Analysis (Chief Resilience Officer) at Pool Re.[13][14]
Personal life
editButler is married with two children.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b Gall, Sandy (2013). War Against the Taliban: Why It All Went Wrong in Afghanistan. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 96.
- ^ "Profile: Brigadier Ed Butler". The Daily Telegraph. 1 August 2008.
- ^ "No. 49904". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 October 1984. p. 14274.
- ^ "No. 52705". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 November 1991. p. 16848.
- ^ "No. 55120". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 May 1998. p. 5195.
- ^ "No. 57588". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 March 2005. p. 3377.
- ^ Gall, Sandy (2013). War Against the Taliban: Why It All Went Wrong in Afghanistan. Bloomsbury Paperbacks. ISBN 978-1408822340.
- ^ "Ed Butler". London Speaker Bureau. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "UK military 'made wrong calculations' on Afghanistan". BBC. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Senior Tri-Service and Ministry of Defence appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Brigadier Ed Butler: My son told me he didn't want a part-time dad". The Daily Telegraph. 2 August 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Ed Butler". S-RM. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Analysis - Understanding the risks of terrorism - BBC Sounds". BBC.
- ^ "The Team | Pool Reinsurance Company LTD".
- ^ "The NS interview: Ed Butler". New Statesman. 13 August 2009.