Philip McCutchan (12 works by) (a.k.a. Philip Donald McCutchan; Duncan MacNeil; Robert Connington Galway; Duncan Macneil; T. I. G. Wigg )
Also writes as: R. C. Galway
Born: Established: 13 Oct 1920 Cambridge Cambridgeshire
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England
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United Kingdom (UK)
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Western Europe Europe ; Died: Ceased: Jul 1996
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United Kingdom (UK)
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Western Europe Europe
Gender: Male
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McCutchan was a prolific British author of crime novels. He published over 80 books, under his own name and a number of pseudonyms, including R. C. Galway. Some of the books have Australian settings.

He joined the Royal Navy as a signalman in 1939, and transferred to the Seaman branch on being recommended for a commission. Throughout the Second World War he served in various battleships, ending the war as Lieutenant RNVR. Afterwards he sailed on the Australian-run Orient liners for three years. McCutchan's books reflect his interest in the sea and in British naval and military history.