Francis Alexander Clutterbuck

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Captain Francis Alexander Clutterbuck, D.S.O. (26 January, 1878 – ?) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Clutterbuck was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1900.[1]

Clutterbuck was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.[2]

As a Commander, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Quail on 30 January, 1914.[3]

Clutterbuck was promoted to Captain on 30 June, 1918.[4]

He was appointed as captain of the second class protected cruiser Leander on 15 July, 1918.[5]

Post-War

Clutterbuck was appointed in command of the Colossus on 14 July, 1920.[6]

He was placed on the Retired List on 4 July, 1922. Clutterbuck offered his services in 1939.[7]

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M. T.B. 107
21 Jul, 1903[8][9] – 20 Aug, 1903[10]
Succeeded by
Godfrey F. W. Grayson
Preceded by
The Hon. Arthur Stopford
Captain of H.M. T.B. 80
14 Jul, 1904[11][12]
Succeeded by
Charles H. Beever
Preceded by
Reginald J. N. Watson
Captain of H.M.S. Panther
16 Aug, 1913[13] – 30 Jan, 1914[14]
Succeeded by
Vernon S. Butler
Preceded by
Vernon S. Butler
Captain of H.M.S. Quail
30 Jan, 1914[15][16] – 6 Dec, 1915[17]
Succeeded by
Athol E. Gudgeon
Preceded by
Edward P. U. Pender
Captain of H.M.S. Doon
6 Dec, 1915[18][19] – 26 Jan, 1917[20]
Succeeded by
Harry A. D. Keate
Preceded by
Malcolm L. Goldsmith
Captain of H.M.S. Laertes
26 Jan, 1917[21] – 14 Apr, 1917[22]
Succeeded by
Henry Haire-Forster
Preceded by
Colin S. Thomson
Captain of H.M.S. Loyal
14 Apr, 1917[23][24] – 26 Sep, 1917[25]
Succeeded by
Joseph B. Newill
Preceded by
Joseph Bernard Newill
Captain of H.M.S. Legion
26 Sep, 1917[26][27] – 15 Jul, 1918[28]
Succeeded by
Bryan F. Adams
Preceded by
Harold E. Sulivan
Captain of H.M.S. Leander
15 Jul, 1918[29][30] – 18 Dec, 1919[31]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
The Hon. Arthur L. O. Forbes-Sempill
Captain of H.M.S. Colossus
14 Jul, 1920[32][33] – 15 Jul, 1921[34]
Succeeded by
Bernard St. G. Collard

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 15.
  2. Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 445.
  3. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 363.
  4. Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 445.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 829.
  6. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 748.
  7. Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 245.
  8. "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
  9. Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 445.
  10. Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 445.
  11. "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
  12. Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 445.
  13. Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 445.
  14. Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 445.
  15. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 397f.
  16. Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 445.
  17. Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 445.
  18. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 393r.
  19. Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 445.
  20. Inferred from his next appointment. Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 445.
  21. Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 445.
  22. Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 445.
  23. "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Apr 17, 1917; pg. 13; Issue 41454.
  24. Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 445.
  25. Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 445.
  26. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395a.
  27. Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 445.
  28. Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 445.
  29. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 829.
  30. Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 445.
  31. Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 445.
  32. The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 748.
  33. Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 445.
  34. Fact check: read from free image of Clutterbuck Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/90. f. 181.