Vice-Admiral Robert Clutterbuck Davenport CB (13 April 1882 – 15 June 1965) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland.
Naval career Educated on HMS Britannia,Auction.net Davenport joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1896.Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945 He was confirmed as a sub-lieutenant on 15 April 1901, served in the Second Boer War and World War I. He became Commanding Officer of the cruiser in 1924 and the battleship in 1930Captains commanding Royal Navy Warships and went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland in 1935.Listing compiled by historian Colin Mackie He retired in 1938 but was recalled to serve in World War II as Commodore of Convoys from 1939 and then on the Selection Board for Temporary Commissions in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve from 1941 until his final retirement in 1946.
Family In 1917 he married Gwladwys Mabel Halahan (née Gwatkin-Williams).HMS Tetcott
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