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W.R. Clutterbuck RN, Midshipman
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| William Robert Clutterbuck R.N. | |||
| Son of Rev. James Clark Clutterbuck, of Watford, Hertfordshire, England | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 29 December 1844 | Born (Watford, Hertfordshire, England) | ||
| 1875 | Married Catherine Susan (died 1915), daughter of C.J. Lambert, of Swansea and South America | ||
| 1894 | Justice of the Peace, Berkshire | ||
| 22 June 1923 | Died (Manor House, Long Wittenham, Berkshire)1) | ||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 17 August 1860 | Midshipman | ||
| 19 October 1864 | Sub-Lieutenant | ||
| 21 January 1867 | Lieutenant | ||
| 23 June 1880 | Commander | ||
| 1 March 1886 | Captain | ||
| 3 January 1895 | Retired Captain | ||
| 10 August 1900 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 5 June 1858 | Naval cadet in Illustrious | ||
| 1 January 1859 | 18 May 1859 | Naval cadet in Britannia2) | |
| 4 June 1859 | 16 August 1860 | Naval cadet in Emerald | |
| 17 August 1860 | 19 May 1862 | Midshipman in Emerald | |
| 20 May 1862 | 24 February 1864 | Midshipman in Vesuvius | |
| 25 February 1864 | 22 April 1864 | SubLieutenant (acting) in Vesuvius | |
| 23 April 1864 | 3 June 1864 | Midshipman in Vesuvius | |
| 4 June 1864 | 28 August 1864 | SubLieutenant (acting) in Vesuvius | |
| 29 August 1864 | 18 October 1864 | Midshipman in Vesuvius | |
| 19 October 1864 | 8 November 1864 | SubLieutenant in Vesuvius | |
| 9 November 1864 | 20 December 1864 | SubLieutenant in Excellent | |
| 1 December 1865 | 11 December 1866 | SubLieutenant in Malacca | |
| 12 December 1866 | 20 January 1867 | Lieutenant (acting) in Clio | |
| 21 January 1867 | 18 July 1868 | Lieutenant in Clio | |
| 19 July 1868 | 29 August 1868 | Lieutenant in Formidable3) | |
| 6 October 1868 | 5 March 1870 | Lieutenant in Excellent4) | |
| 28 February 1871 | Lieutenant in Repulse, harbour service | ||
| 1 March 1871 | 2 June 1875 | Lieutenant in Scout, Pacific | |
| 3 June 1875 | 28 July 1875 | Lieutenant in Duncan | |
| 14 August 1875 | 29 September 1875 | Lieutenant in Excellent | |
| 30 September 1875 | 26 April 1877 | Lieutenant in Triumph, flagship of Rear-Admiral Edward Bridges Rice, Mediterranean | |
| 12 June 1877 | 2 March 1879 | Lieutenant in Royal Adelaide, flagship of Admiral Thomas Matthew Charles Symonds, Devonport5) | |
| 3 March 1879 | 12 March 1880 | Lieutenant in Zephyr | |
| 5 April 1880 | 6 April 1880 | Lieutenant in Excellent6) | |
| 7 April 1880 | 2 July 1880 | Lieutenant in Vernon7) | |
| 13 August 1881 | 6 August 1884 | Commander in Revenge, flagship of the Port Admiral, Queenstown | |
| 25 October 1884 | 7 June 1886 | Commander in Woodlark8) | |
| 6 December 1889 | 20 February 1893 | Captain in Caroline , China9) | |
| 1) | Cerebral haemorhage |
| 2) | Victory, victuals only, [discharged?] 25 May 1859, Portsmouth |
| 3) | For 6 weeks leave |
| 4) | For study; third class in gunnery |
| 5) | Waiting passage from 10 Feb 1879; mail steamer to 16 Mar 1979 |
| 6) | To requalify |
| 7) | For torpedo course; requalifying gunnery lieut. |
| 8) | On passage to 10 Dec 1884; on passage from 18[?] May 1886. Between March and May 1855 men from Woodlark served with the Suakin Naval Brigade in the Sudan (campaign against the Mahdist forces). The ship then proceeded to Rangoon, where Clutterbuck was attached to the Burma Naval Brigade from 29 Oct 1885 - 7 Jan 1886, when he led a flotilla up the Irrawaddi River, initiating the campaign to annex Upper Burma which started on 13 November 1885, some five years after the violent seizure to the throne of that land by prince Theebaw. Clutterbuck was promoted to Captain for his services in the Burma campaign. |
| 9) | On passage from 13 Jan [1893] |
Source: Admiralty Record of Service ADM 196/15, folio 387 & 388
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