David Clutterbuck
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Sir David Clutterbuck | |
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| Allegiance | Template:Flagicon United Kingdom |
Branch | Template:Navy/core |
Service years | 1929–1968 |
Rank | Vice-Admiral |
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Conflicts | World War II |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |
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Vice-Admiral Sir David Granville Clutterbuck KBE CB (25 January 1913 – 13 December 2008) was a Royal Navy officer who became NATO's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1966.
Naval career
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Civilian life
After retiring from military life, Sir David Clutterbuck became the first Director General of the Association of MBAs in 1969 (which carried the name Business Graduates Association until 1987).[3]
Family
In 1937 he married Rose Mere Vaile; they had two daughters.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c Debrett's People of Today 1994
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Obituary: Vice Admiral Sir David Clutterbuck". The Times. 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Association of MBAs fabulous at forty" (PDF). Ambition. January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012.
