David Luce
| Sir David Luce | |
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Admiral Sir David Luce
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| Born |
23 January 1906 Malmesbury, Wiltshire |
| Died | 6 January 1971 (aged 64) Bath, Somerset |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1919–1966 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
First Sea Lord Far East Fleet Scotland and Northern Ireland Flotillas for the Home Fleet HMS Birmingham HMS Liverpool HMS Cachalot HMS Rainbow HMS Regulus HMS H44 |
| Battles/wars | Korean War |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Bar Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches Grand Officer of the Order of Aviz (Portugal) Order of Al Rafidain, Third Class (Iraq) |
Admiral Sir John David Luce GCB, DSO & Bar, OBE (23 January 1906 – 6 January 1971) was a Royal Navy officer. He fought in the Second World War as a submarine commander before taking part in the Dieppe Raid and becoming Chief Staff Officer to the Naval Forces for the Normandy landings. He also commanded a cruiser during the Korean War. He served as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff in the mid-1960s and in that role resigned from the Royal Navy along with Navy Minister Christopher Mayhew in March 1966 in protest over the decision by the Labour Secretary of State for Defence, Denis Healey, to cancel the CVA-01 aircraft carrier programme.
Born the son of Rear Admiral John Luce and Mary Dorothea Luce (née Tucker), Luce was educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. He joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1919 and, having been promoted to midshipman on 15 January 1924, he went to sea in the battleship HMS Iron Duke.
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