Arthur Roden Cutler
Lieutenant, 2nd/5th Field Artillery, Australian Military Forces
- Register No.
- 295 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant all Lieutenants →
- Unit
- 2nd/5th Field Artillery, Australian Military Forces (register: Royal Australian Artillery) all Royal Australian Artillery VCs →
- Date of action
- 19 June 1941 to 6 July 1941 on this day → all of 1941 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second World War
- London Gazette
- 28th November, 1941 on this day → all of 1941 →
- Born
- 24th May 1916 at Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Digest of citation
During 19th June/6th July, 1941 in the Merdjayoun-Damour area, Syria, Lieutenant Cutler's exploits included repairing a telephone line under heavy fire, repulsing enemy tank attacks, setting up an outpost to bring under fire a road used by the enemy and, with a 25-pound field gun, demolishing a post threatening our advance. Later at Damour, he was seriously wounded and when rescued 26 hours later his leg had to be amputated
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
CUTLER, Arthur Roden. (reg No. 295).
Lieutenant. 2nd/5th Field Artillery, Australian Military Forces.
London Gazetted on 28th November, 1941.
Born on 24th May 1916 at Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Name inscribed on Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
Digest of Citation reads: During 19th June/6th July, 1941 in the Merdjayoun-Damour area, Syria, Lieutenant Cutler's exploits included repairing a telephone line under heavy fire, repulsing enemy tank attacks, setting up an outpost to bring under fire a road used by the enemy and, with a 25-pound field gun, demolishing a post threatening our advance. Later at Damour, he was seriously wounded and when rescued 26 hours later his leg had to be amputated.
Additional information:. Among Sir Roden Cutler's other decorations are the AK (still under investigation), the Knight Commander of St Michael and St George (KCMG), a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) and a Commander of the Order of British Empire (CBE). He served in various posts for the Australian government ie., High Commissioner for Australia to New Zealand from 1946-52 and then High Commissioner to Ceylon from 1952-55. He was Minister to Egypt 1955-56. From 1957-58 he was Chief of Protocol at the Department of External Affairs at Canberra then High Commissioner to Pakistan 1959-61 and Representative at the Independence of Somali Republic in 1960. Sir Roden was Consul-General in New York 1961-65 followed by the post of Ambassador to the Netherlands also in 1965. From 1962-4 he was the Delegate to United Nations General Assembly and his Country's Representative on the Fifth Committee. He was Governor of New South Wales 1966-81. He was Vice-Chairman of the VC and GC (Overseas) Association from 1986-91 and from then on its Deputy President. He is also a Knight of the Order of St. John.
Updated:15.1.03
Additional information
Among Sir Roden Cutler's other decorations are the AK (still under investigation), the Knight Commander of St Michael and St George (KCMG), a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) and a Commander of the Order of British Empire (CBE). He served in various posts for the Australian government ie., High Commissioner for Australia to New Zealand from 1946-52 and then High Commissioner to Ceylon from 1952-55. He was Minister to Egypt 1955-56. From 1957-58 he was Chief of Protocol at the Department of External Affairs at Canberra then High Commissioner to Pakistan 1959-61 and Representative at the Independence of Somali Republic in 1960. Sir Roden was Consul-General in New York 1961-65 followed by the post of Ambassador to the Netherlands also in 1965. From 1962-4 he was the Delegate to United Nations General Assembly and his Country's Representative on the Fifth Committee. He was Governor of New South Wales 1966-81. He was Vice-Chairman of the VC and GC (Overseas) Association from 1986-91 and from then on its Deputy President. He is also a Knight of the Order of St. John. Updated:15.1.03
Name inscribed on Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
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