Vice admiral Sir David Granville Clutterbuck (25 January 1913 – 13 December 2008) was a

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officer who became

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's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1966.

Naval career

Educated at , Clutterbuck joined the Royal Navy in 1929.Debrett's People of Today 1994 He served in

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on the

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, seeing action in the Eastern

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; escorting several

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relief convoys, landing (and then evacuating)

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troops from Greece, and being present at the Battle of Cape Matapan. His next ship was the heavy cruiser taking part in the invasion of Sicily. After the war he commanded the

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s and . He was appointed naval attaché in

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in 1954, Captain of the cruiser in 1960 and Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief

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in 1963. He went on to be Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1966 and retired in 1968.

Civilian life

After retiring from military life, Sir David Clutterbuck became the first Director General of the

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in 1969 (which carried the name Business Graduates Association until 1987).

Family

In 1937 he married Rose Mere Vaile; they had two daughters.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clutterbuck, David 1913 births 2008 deaths Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Order of the Bath Royal Navy vice admirals Royal Navy officers of World War II