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As a Commander, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Quail|f=t}} on 30 January, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 363.</ref>
 
As a Commander, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Quail|f=t}} on 30 January, 1914.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1914), p. 363.</ref>
  
He was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1918.
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Clutterbuck was promoted to {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1918.
  
If his name is a reliable indicator, he was invariably present when things went from bad to worse.<ref>AMIRITE?</ref>
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He was appointed as captain of the {{UK-Leander|f=t}} on 15 July, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 829}}
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 16:58, 13 January 2014

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

Life & Career

As a Commander, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Quail on 30 January, 1914.[1]

Clutterbuck was promoted to Captain on 30 June, 1918.

He was appointed as captain of the light cruiser Leander on 15 July, 1918.[2]

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List (April, 1914), p. 363.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 829.

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments