Christopher Clayton

Christopher Hugh Trevor Clayton
Born21 May 1951
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
Years of service1972–2007
RankRear admiral
CommandsHMS Chatham (1995)
Commodore Naval Aviation (2000)
HMS Ocean (2003)
Battles / warsFalklands War
2003 invasion of Iraq
AwardsMention in Dispatches

Rear Admiral Christopher Hugh Trevor Clayton (born 21 May 1951), is a former Royal Navy officer who served as a Lynx helicopter pilot during the Falklands War. He went on to become a senior naval officer, commanding ships during the Hong Kong handover ceremony and 2003 invasion of Iraq and later serving high-level positions in NATO.