Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck GCB GCIE CSI DSO OBE ( 21 June 1884 - 23 March 1981 ) , nicknamed `` The Auk '' , was a British army commander during World War II .
Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck , GCB , GCIE , CSI , DSO , OBE ( 21 June 1884 - 23 March 1981 ) , nicknamed `` The Auk '' , was a British army commander during World War II .