John Cuthbert (Royal Navy officer)

Vice Admiral Sir John Wilson Cuthbert KBE CB DL (9 April 1902 – 7 December 1987) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Sir John Cuthbert
Born	9 April 1902
Died	7 December 1987 (aged 85)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1919–1958
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	HMS Glasgow HMS Ajax HMS Vengeance Flotillas for the Home Fleet Scotland and Northern Ireland South Atlantic Station
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath

Naval career

Cuthbert joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman in 1919.[1] He served in World War II as Commanding Officer of the cruiser HMS Glasgow, as a member of the Joint Planning Staff at the Admiralty and then as Commanding Officer of the cruiser HMS Ajax.[1] After the War he was appointed Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier HMS Vengeance and then Deputy Controller at the Admiralty.[1] He was made Flag Officer Flotillas for the Home Fleet in 1953 and Admiral commanding the Reserves in 1955 before becoming Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland in 1956 and retiring in 1958.[2]

He lived at Hurstbourne Tarrant in Hampshire and was a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire.[3]

Family

In 1928 he married Betty Wake Shorrock; they had no children.[4]

References

1. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
2. Listing compiled by historian Colin Mackie Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
3. "No. 47413". The London Gazette. 20 December 1977. p. 15900.
4. Obituary: Lady Cutthbert The Times, 23 December 2005