Clinton Francis Samuel Danby

Sir Clinton Francis Samuel Danby, KBE (5 September 1882 - 30 June 1945), aka Peter, retired as Admiral Superintendent, HM Dockyard, Chatham [HMS Pembroke] in 1942.[1]

Biography

He was born 5 September 1882 in Witham, Lincolnshire the son of Rev. Clement Edward Danby, MA, and Susanna Ellis Baddeley. He married in 1914 Phyllis Antill-Pockley, of Sydney, NSW. They had two sons and a daughter. One son, Clinton Brian Danby, became a captain in the Royal Artillery.[1]

Service history

He retired from the navy with the rank of Vice Admiral on 5 November 1937, but was recalled and served as Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard until he was allowed to retire again 15 October 1942. In 1942 he married Alice Beatrice Johnson, widow of Capt. F.M. Johnson, RN, and died in Kent 30 June 1945.[1]

He was awarded a KBE in the 1941 New Year Honours List. [2]

There is a portrait of him in the National Portrait Gallery.[3]

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References
  1. Houterman, J.N. "Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 -- D". www.unithistories.com. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. "No. 35029". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1940. pp. 1–33.
  3. "Sitters A-Z - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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