About David Clutterbuck
Lived 1913 – 2008 (aged 95). David Clutterbuck was a naval officer.
Vice-Admiral Sir David Granville Clutterbuck (25 January 1913 – 13 December 2008) was a Royal Navy officer who became NATO's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1966.
Naval career Educated at , Clutterbuck joined the Royal Navy in 1929. He served in World War II on the cruiser , seeing action in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea; escorting several Malta relief convoys, landing (and then evacuating) Allied 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 destroyers and .
Family In 1937 he married Rose Mere Vaile; they had two daughters.
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Who was David Clutterbuck?
Royal Navy admiral (1913-2008)
When was David Clutterbuck born?
David Clutterbuck was born on 25 January 1913.
When did David Clutterbuck die?
David Clutterbuck died on 13 December 2008.
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David Clutterbuck was a naval officer.
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