David Luce

Admiral Sir David Luce GCB, DSO & Bar, OBE
Admiral Sir David Luce
Born	(1906-01-23)23 January 1906 Malmesbury, Wiltshire
Died	6 January 1971(1971-01-06) (aged 64) Bath, Somerset
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1919–1966
Rank	Admiral
Commands	First Sea Lord (1963–1966) Far East Fleet (1960–1962) Scotland and Northern Ireland (1958–1959) Flotillas for the Home Fleet (1956–1958) HMS Birmingham (1952–1953) HMS Liverpool (1951–1952) RNAS Ford (1946–1949) HMS Cachalot (1940–1941) HMS Rainbow (1939–1940) HMS Regulus (1938–1939) HMS H44 (1935–1936)
Battles / wars	Second World War Dieppe Raid Invasion of Normandy 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)[1] Order of the Two Rivers, Third Class (Iraq)
Relations	Rear Admiral John Luce (father) Sir William Luce (brother)

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.