Brett Cloutman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Brett Cloutman

British army officer, recipient of the Victoria Cross

Date of Birth: 06-Nov-1891

Place of Birth: Muswell Hill, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-Aug-1971

Profession: military personnel, engineer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Brett Mackay Cloutman VC MC KC (7 November 1891 – 15 August 1971) was a British Army officer who was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Brett Cloutman was educated at Berkhamsted School, Bishop's Stortford College and London University where he was a member of the Royal Engineers contingent of the university's Officers' Training Corps. At the outbreak of World War I Cloutman enlisted as a Rifleman in the Rangers (12th Battalion, London Regiment), reached the rank of Lance-Corporal, and in 1915 was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Kent (Fortress) Engineers, a Territorial Force unit.