Maj Gen
Walter
Edmund
Clutterbuck
MC DSO
Born in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Brother of
Henrietta Madalaine (Clutterbuck) Christian, Thomas Edmund Clutterbuck, Joan Louisa (Clutterbuck) Allfrey, Violet Thermuthis (Clutterbuck) Roberts, Edmund Lewis Clutterbuck, Mary Hope Letitia (Clutterbuck) Rokeling, David Clutterbuck, Bridget Julia (Clutterbuck) Bradley and Alice Claude Ellen Veronica (Clutterbuck) Lucas
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 92
in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Aug 2019
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Biography
Walter was born in 1894. He was the son of Edmund Clutterbuck and Madeline Raikes. [1]
- Christening Date: 23 December 1894
- Christening Place: Hardenhuish, Wiltshire, England[2]
He was commissioned in 1913 with the rank of officer, in the service of the Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Walter fought in the First World War in Gallipoli, Egypt, Palestine and South Russia. He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.) and he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.).
He married Gwendoline Atterbury Younger (daughter of Harry George Younger) on 16 October 1919 at Edinburgh, Scotland.
They had one son and one daughter.
He was Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1939. He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1946; he was Commanding Officer of the 19th Infantry Brigade in 1940; he was GOC of the 1st Infantry Division in 1941; he was GOC of the 55th Infantry Division in 1943.
He was Head of the British Military Mission to Egypt in 1946.
He lived at Hornby Castle, Bedale, Yorkshire, England.
Walter died in 1987 at the age of 92.[3]
Burial
St Mary Churchyard, Hornby, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, England. PLOT: New extension[4]
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. From "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006." Database. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : 2012. Citing General Register Office, Southport, England. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2F36-JFY
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 6 August 2019. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2H7-BS9
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. From "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006." Database. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : 2012. Citing General Register Office, Southport, England. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ7-TKQR
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144241190
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