Veteran Notes/Bio
Arthur Roden Cutler was born on 24 May 1916 at Manly, NSW. He enlisted in the Australian Army on 13 May 1940 at Paddington, NSW.
He was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1941. The citation was published in The Sun on 29 November 1941. It read:
For most conspicuous and consistent gallantry in the sustained Syrain campaign, and for outstanding bravery during the bitter fighting at Merdjayoun, when this artillery officer inspired the infantry to press on and his name became a byword amongst the forward troops with which he worked.
Cutler was discharged on 23 December 1942 as a Lieutenant in the 2/5th Field Regiment.