John Fitzhardinge Paul Butler VC DSO (20 December 1888 – 5 September 1916) was a British Army Officer during the First World War, and English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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