# Clive Johnstone

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{{Short description|Royal Navy admiral (1963–2024)}}
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{{Infobox military person
|honorific_prefix = [Vice Admiral](/source/Vice-admiral_(Royal_Navy))
|name = Sir Clive Johnstone
|honorific_suffix = {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KBE|CB}}
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|caption= Johnstone in 2016
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|birth_date= {{birth date|1963|09|06|df=yes}}
|birth_place= [Kampala](/source/Kampala), [Uganda](/source/Uganda_(1962%E2%80%931963))
|death_date= {{death date and age|2024|05|12|1963|09|06|df=y}}
|death_place= [Newport](/source/Newport%2C_Wales), Wales
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|allegiance= United Kingdom
|branch= [Royal Navy](/source/Royal_Navy)
|service_years= 1985–2020
|rank= [Vice Admiral](/source/Vice_admiral_(Royal_Navy))
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|commands= [Allied Maritime Command](/source/Allied_Maritime_Command)<br/>{{HMS|Bulwark|L15|6}}<br/>{{HMS|Iron Duke|F234|6}}
|battles= [Bosnian War](/source/NATO_intervention_in_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina)<br/>[Kosovo War](/source/Kosovo_War)<br/>[Iraq War](/source/Iraq_War)
|awards= [Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire](/source/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire)<br/>[Companion of the Order of the Bath](/source/Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath)
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[Vice Admiral](/source/Vice_admiral_(Royal_Navy)) '''Sir Clive Charles Carruthers Johnstone''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KBE|CB}} (6 September 1963 – 12 May 2024) was a British [Royal Navy](/source/Royal_Navy) officer who served as Commander, [Allied Maritime Command](/source/Allied_Maritime_Command) from 2015 to 2019. During his tenure as commanding officer of {{HMS|Bulwark|L15|6}}, he participated in [Operation Highbrow](/source/Operation_Highbrow), the largest British evacuation since the [evacuation of Dunkirk](/source/evacuation_of_Dunkirk). From May 2023 until Johnstone's death in May 2024, he was the National President of the [Royal British Legion](/source/Royal_British_Legion).

==Early life and education==
Johnstone was born on 6 September 1963 in [Kampala](/source/Kampala), Uganda. He was educated at [Shrewsbury School](/source/Shrewsbury_School), an all-boys [public school](/source/Public_school_(United_Kingdom)). He studied [anthropology](/source/anthropology) at [Durham University](/source/Durham_University), graduating with a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) (BA) degree.<ref name="WW 2019">{{cite web |title=Johnstone, Vice Adm. Clive Charles Carruthers |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-254066 |website=[Who's Who 2019](/source/Who's_Who_2019) |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=7 June 2019 |date=1 December 2018|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U254066 }}</ref><ref name=bbc>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/4522192.stm |title=Naval vessel to fly county's flag|publisher=BBC|date=12 December 2005|access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref>

==Naval career==
Johnstone joined the [Royal Navy](/source/Royal_Navy) in 1985.<ref name=bbc/> The first ship he served on was the [fishery protection vessel](/source/Fishery_Protection_Squadron) [HMS ''Shetland''](/source/HMS_Shetland_(P298)). Later, he was the [navigator](/source/navigator) on the [minesweeper](/source/minesweeper) HMS ''Nurton''. From 1996 to 1997, he was the [first lieutenant](/source/first_lieutenant) of [HMY ''Britannia''](/source/HMY_Britannia). His tenure during her final commission covered a visit by then-[Prince Charles](/source/Charles_III) to [Northern Ireland](/source/Northern_Ireland), Prince Charles's participation in the 1997 [Hong Kong handover ceremony](/source/Hong_Kong_handover_ceremony), and a summer cruise by [Queen Elizabeth II](/source/Queen_Elizabeth_II) to the [Western Isles](/source/Western_Isles).<ref name=telegraph/> He became [commanding officer](/source/commanding_officer) of the [frigate](/source/frigate) {{HMS|Iron Duke|F234|6}} in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/New+father+returns+to+the+bridge.-a060528728|title=New father returns to the bridge|work=Birmingham Post|date=28 July 1999|access-date=17 October 2015}}</ref> He became the Fleet Programmer in 2001, commanding officer of the [amphibious transport dock](/source/amphibious_transport_dock) {{HMS|Bulwark|L15|6}} in 2005,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/ROYAL%20NAVY%20WARSHIPS.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714184102/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/ROYAL%20NAVY%20WARSHIPS.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Captains Commanding Royal Navy Warships|archivedate=14 July 2015}}</ref> and [Director of Naval Staff](/source/Naval_Staff_Directorate) at the [Ministry of Defence](/source/Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)) in April 2008.<ref name=appoints>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201900-.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315105247/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Senior%20Royal%20Navy%20Appointments%201900-.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Senior Royal Navy appointments|archivedate=15 March 2012}}</ref>

While he commanded ''Bulwark'', he participated in [Operation Highbrow](/source/Operation_Highbrow), the largest British evacuation since the [evacuation of Dunkirk](/source/evacuation_of_Dunkirk). ''Bulwark'' took 1,300 evacuees from [Beirut](/source/Beirut) to [Cyprus](/source/Cyprus). After the operation, Johnstone was appointed a [Commander of the Order of the British Empire](/source/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire).<ref name=telegraph>{{cite web |title=Vice-Admiral Sir Clive Johnstone, commanded HMS Bulwark during the evacuation of Beirut – obituary |work=The Telegraph |date=16 May 2024 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/05/16/vice-admiral-sir-clive-johnstone-nato-hms-bulwark-beirut/ |url-status=live |archive-date=19 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519090218/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/05/16/vice-admiral-sir-clive-johnstone-nato-hms-bulwark-beirut/}}</ref>

Johnstone went on to be Principal Staff Officer to the [Chief of the Defence Staff](/source/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(United_Kingdom)) in December 2008,<ref name=tri>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Ministry%20of%20Defence%20Senior%20Posts.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117033054/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Ministry%20of%20Defence%20Senior%20Posts.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Ministry of Defence and Senior Tri-Service Appointments|archivedate=17 November 2015}}</ref> [Flag Officer, Sea Training](/source/Flag_Officer_Sea_Training_(United_Kingdom)) in July 2011,<ref name=appoints/> and [Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy)](/source/Assistant_Chief_of_the_Naval_Staff_(United_Kingdom)) in May 2013.<ref name=appoints/> His latest appointment was as Commander [Allied Maritime Command](/source/Allied_Maritime_Command) in October 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|title = NATO Allied Maritime Command changes Commanders|url = http://www.mc.nato.int/PressReleases/Pages/NATO-Allied-Maritime-Command-changes-Commanders.aspx|website = mc.nato.int|access-date = 17 October 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151022035407/http://www.mc.nato.int/PressReleases/Pages/NATO-Allied-Maritime-Command-changes-Commanders.aspx|archive-date = 22 October 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref> when he was promoted to [vice admiral](/source/Vice_admiral_(Royal_Navy)) on 15 October 2015.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61392|supp=y|page=21038| date=27 October 2015}}</ref> Johnstone was replaced as Commander Allied Maritime Command by Vice Admiral [Keith Blount](/source/Keith_Blount) on 20 May 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mc.nato.int/media-centre/news/2019/nato-maritime-command-changes-leadership.aspx|title=NATO Maritime Command Changes Leadership|date=20 May 2019|publisher=Allied Maritime Command|access-date=20 May 2019}}</ref>

Johnstone was appointed a [Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire](/source/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire) in the [2019 New Year Honours](/source/2019_New_Year_Honours),<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=62507|date=29 December 2018|page=N5|supp=y}}</ref> and retired from the Royal Navy on 3 January 2020.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=62915 |date=11 February 2020 |page=2442 |supp= y }}</ref>

==Later life and death==
On 21 May 2023, at the National Conference in [Torquay](/source/Torquay), he took over as National President of [The Royal British Legion](/source/The_Royal_British_Legion) from [Lieutenant General](/source/Lieutenant_General) [James Bashall](/source/James_Bashall) CBE, CB.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://counties.britishlegion.org.uk/media/03pijc5z/central-news-march-23.pdf|title=Central News|website=Counties.britishlegion.org.uk|access-date=21 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Us: Governance |url=https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/about-us/governance |website=The Royal British Legion |access-date=12 November 2023 |language=en |date=28 February 2019}}</ref> 

Johnstone died on 12 May 2024, at the age of 60.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7195799978965876737/|title=Sir Clive Johnstone|publisher=Royal British Legion|access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sir Clive Charles Carruthers Johnstone KBE CB |url=https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/births-marriages-and-deaths-may-14-2024-6z0dgpfw8 |access-date=13 May 2024 |publisher=The Times |date=13 May 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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