Admiral Sir Richard Pilkington Clayton GCB (9 July 1925 – 15 September 1984) was Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command.
Admiral Sir Richard Clayton GCB | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 July 1925 |
| Died | 15 September 1984 (aged 59) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1942 – 1981 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Puma Gibraltar Dockyard HMS Kent HMS Hampshire Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command |
| Battles / wars | World War II Suez Crisis |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Naval career
editClayton joined the Royal Navy in 1942 and served as a midshipman on HMS Cumberland until 1943 when he was on various destroyers of the Home Fleet.[1] He also served on HMS Striker during the Suez Crisis in 1956.[1]
He became Commanding Officer of HMS Puma in 1958 and Executive Officer on HMS Lion in 1962.[1] He became Captain of the Gibraltar Dockyard in 1967[2] and then commanded HMS Kent and then HMS Hampshire in the late 1960s.[1] He was appointed Flag Officer Second Flotilla in 1973 and Senior Naval Member on Directing Staff at the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1975.[1]
He was appointed Controller of the Navy in 1975, was promoted to full admiral on 28 March 1978,[3] and became Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command in 1979.[1] He retired in 1981.[1]
In retirement he became a Director at GEC[4] and was a Governor of Rendcomb College.[5] He died in a motor cycling accident in September 1984.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ Naval Review, Vol. 73, No. 2 April 1995
- ^ "No. 47499". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 March 1978. p. 3779.
- ^ Naval Review, Vol. 73, No.1 January 1985
- ^ Old Rendcombian Newsletter 1996
- ^ Old Rendcombian Newsletter 1985