Victor Alexander Charles Crutchley.
2 November 1893 – 24 January 1986
Admiral Sir Victor Alexander Charles Crutchley
Place of birth	London, Great Britain
Place of death	Nettlecombe, Great Britain
Allegiance	Royal Navy
Years of service	1906–1947
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Diomede Captain, Fishery Protection and Mine-Sweeping Flotilla HMS Warspite HMNB Devonport Royal Australian Naval Squadron Royal Navy Dockyard, Gibraltar
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Victoria Cross KCB DSC Croix de guerre Chief Commander Legion of Merit Polonia Restituta

Admiral Sir Victor Alexander Charles Crutchley, VC, KCB, DSC, DL, RN (November 2, 1893 – January 24, 1986) was a British admiral in World War II and a hero of the First World War. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers Background During World War I intelligence reports suggested that the Germans were building a new class of cruiser which could outgun the existing C class light Early career Warspite's first commanding officer upon commissioning in 1915 was Captain Edward Montgomery Phillpotts. Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB Devonport ( HMS ''Drake'') is one of three UK operating bases for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George The Distinguished Service Cross ( DSC) is the third level Military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993 ratings of the Royal Navy and formerly The Croix de Guerre (sometimes lowercase in French Croix de guerre, meaning "Cross of War" is a military decoration of both France and The Legion of Merit is a military decoration of the United States armed forces that is awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding The Order of Polonia Restituta (Order Odrodzenia Polski Order of Poland Reborn is one of Poland 's highest Orders. Please see “ Admiral ” for other nations which use this rank See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British Order of chivalry founded by George The Distinguished Service Cross ( DSC) is the third level Military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993 ratings of the Royal Navy and formerly In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord-Lieutenant of an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Please see “ Admiral ” for other nations which use this rank World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All

Contents 1 Beginnings 2 World War I 3 Inter war 4 World War II 4.1 North Sea 4.2 South West Pacific Area 4.2.1 The Battle of Savo Island 5 Later years 6 Promotion dates 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External links

Beginnings

Victor Alexander Charles Crutchley was born on 24 January at 28 Lennox Gardens, Chelsea, London, the only son of Percy Edward Crutchley (1855–1940) and the Hon. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Chelsea is an area of south-west London, England, bounded to the south by the River Thames, where its frontage runs from Chelsea Bridge along Frederica Louisa Fitzroy (1864–1932), second daughter of Charles FitzRoy, 3rd Baron Southampton. He was a godchild of Queen Victoria (from whom he derived his first two names). Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland He joined the Navy in 1906 and entered the Royal Naval College, Osborne. Osborne House is a former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England.

World War I

In September, 1915 Crutchley was promoted Lieutenant and posted to the dreadnought HMS Centurion of The Grand Fleet. The Great War Centurion was attached upon completion to the 2nd Battle Squadron, led by sister-ship. Centurion, under the command of Captain Michael Culme-Seymour participated in the Battle of Jutland. fix various bugs per WikipediaHow to fix bunched-up edit links --> After the battle Roger Keyes took command and while aboard acquired such a favourable impression that when Keyes was selecting men for the Raid on German-held Zeebrugge and Ostend, Crutchley was chosen. Admiral of the Fleet Roger John Brownlow Keyes 1st Baron Keyes, Bt GCB KCVO CMG DSO RN ( 4 October Zeebrugge ( Dutch: Zeebrugge, French: Zeebruges, "Seabruges" in literal translation is a village on the coast of Belgium ||-||-||} Ostend  (  Oostende, French and German Ostende) is a Belgian City and municipality located in the Flemish He was assigned by Keyes as First Lieutenant to Commander A.  E. Godsal, also of the Centurion, on the second class cruiser HMS Brilliant. A cruiser is a large type of Warship, which had its prime period from the late 19th century to the end of the Cold War.

Crutchley departed with the raiding force on 22 April 1918 to Ostend, where Brilliant was to be sunk as a blockship in conjunction with HMS Sirius, while Keyes conducted a similar operation at Zeebrugge. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common ||-||} The Zeebrugge Raid, which took place on April 23[[ 918]] was an attempt by the British Royal Navy to neutralize the key Belgian Due to the Germans having moved a navigation buoy more than a mile east, the Brilliant, Sirius and accompanying vessels went off course, beached in the wrong position and came under heavy artillery fire. For his service in this action, Crutchley was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. The Distinguished Service Cross ( DSC) is the third level Military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993 ratings of the Royal Navy and formerly

With the failure of the Ostend assault, he volunteered for a second attempt on blocking Ostend on May 9. The Second Ostend Raid (officially known as Operation VS) was the latter of two failed attempts by the Royal Navy to block the channels accessing the Belgian Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of On board the cruiser HMS Vindictive, a survivor of the earlier attempt, Crutchley was forced to take command when Godsal was killed and the navigating officer incapacitated. A cruiser is a large type of Warship, which had its prime period from the late 19th century to the end of the Cold War. Having been forced by heavy enemy fire to beach in the wrong position, Crutchley ordered the vessel scuttled, and personally oversaw the evacuation of the wounded and crew whilst under shell and machine-gun fire. Transferring to the damaged ML 254, Crutchley took command when its captain, Lieutenant Geoffrey Drummond collapsed due to wounds incurred in aiding Vindictive. Geoffrey Heneage Drummond VC ( 25 January 1886 - 21 April 1941) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross Up to his waist in water, Crutchley oversaw the bailing out of the fore-end of the craft until aid in the form of the destroyer HMS Warwick, carrying Admiral Keyes, could be found.

Although the approaches to the U-Boat pens at Zeebrugge had failed to be blocked again, Crutchley for his performance in the action was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for valour. U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word, itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot ( undersea boat) and refers See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since During the final months of the war Crutchley served on HMS Sikh in the Dover Patrol, the Channel force commanded by Keyes. The Dover Patrol was a Royal Navy command of the First World War, notable for its involvement in the Zeebrugge Raid on 22 April 1918

Inter war

After the war Crutchley spent a tour of duty on the minesweeper HMS Petersfield on the South American and South Atlantic station in 1920. A minesweeper is a Naval Warship designed to counter the threat posed by Naval mines The dedicated purpose-built minesweeper first appeared during A period was spent on the royal yacht HMY Alexandra in 1921, training on the cadet-training dreadnought HMS Thunderer in 1922–1924, the royal yacht HMY Victoria and Albert III (1924) and four years in the Mediterranean Fleet. HMY Alexandra was a British Royal Yacht built in 1907 by River Clyde shipbuilders A & J Inglis, Glasgow, Scotland World War I During World War I, Thunderer served in the 2nd Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet. HMY Victoria and Albert III a Royal Yacht of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.

First on HMS Queen Elizabeth (1924–1926) and then on the light cruiser HMS Ceres (1926 1928), Crutchley again served under the command of Roger Keyes, now Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet from Malta. History World War One She was launched on 16 October 1913 at Portsmouth, Hampshire, and entered service in January 1915 during World War I A light cruiser is a Warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light Armoured cruiser " describing a small ship that carried armour in the same way A polo player, Crutchley was invited to play for Keyes' polo team, the Centurions. So diverse was the social atmosphere at the fleet anchorage in Malta that at one point in 1927, Crutchley played on the same team as Keyes, the Duke of York and Louis Mountbatten. Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, Crutchley was promoted commander in 1928. In 1930, he married Joan Elisabeth Loveday of Pentillie Castle, Cornwall, the sister of Air Chief Marshal Alec Coryton. Air Chief Marshal ( Air Chf Mshl or ACM) is a senior Air officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force (RAF Air Chief Marshal Sir William Alec Coryton KCB, KBE, MVO, DFC, RAF (16 February 1895 &ndash 20 October 1981 commonly

In August 1930 Crutchley joined HMS Diomede in the New Zealand Division and was seconded to that body until 1933. Background During World War I intelligence reports suggested that the Germans were building a new class of cruiser which could outgun the existing C class light The New Zealand Division was a World War I division formed in Egypt in January 1916 following the evacuation of Gallipoli. Serving as executive officer, Crutchley was present at the relief operation after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake, and towards the end of his tour, when the captain was chronically ill, took command of the Diomede until promoted captain, and posted home in 1933. The 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake, also known as the Napier earthquake, occurred in New Zealand at 1047 am on Tuesday February 3, 1931, killing He was senior officer, 1st Minesweeper Flotilla (1st MSF) from 1935-1936 aboard the minesweeper HMS Halcyon at Portland, Dorset. A minesweeper is a Naval Warship designed to counter the threat posed by Naval mines The dedicated purpose-built minesweeper first appeared during Sources Warships of World War II, by H T Lenton & J J Colledge pub Portland Harbour is located beside the Isle of Portland, off Dorset, on the south coast of England. Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast In November, 1935 Crutchley took the 1st MSF to join the Mediterranean Fleet in Alexandria, and cruised to Famagusta, Cyprus for 10 days during the winter. Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια "Magusa" redirects here For the Moth Genus, see Magusa (moth. Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía On 16 April 1936 Crutchley was relieved by Captain W. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.  P.  C. Manwaring and promoted Captain, Fishery Protection and Minesweeping with overall command over the Royal Navy's Minesweeping and armed trawler fleet. A naval trawler is a boat built along the lines of a Commercial trawler but fitted out for Naval purposes

On 1 May 1937 Crutchley took command of HMS Warspite, which had spent three years undergoing "large repairs" at Portsmouth, i. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Early career Warspite's first commanding officer upon commissioning in 1915 was Captain Edward Montgomery Phillpotts. e. undergone a complete refit. Due to acceptance trials Warspite was not present at the Coronation Fleet Review of King George VI, and eventually proceeded to the Mediterranean Fleet to serve as the Flagship of Admiral Dudley Pound, Commander-in-Chief. Admiral of the Fleet Sir Alfred Dudley Pickman Rogers Pound GCB OM GCVO RN ( 29 August 1877 - 21 October Additional engineering work on the steering gear (which still suffered from damage taken at Jutland) and other equipment resulted in weekend leaves for the crew being curtailed, and led to very low morale. Comments were made in the press in Britain which culminated in an anonymous letter from a crew member on the matter, resulting in an Inquiry by the Admiralty. The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. The Inquiry led to the removal of three of Crutchley's officers, including his executive officer. Disagreeing with the findings of the Inquiry, he made sure that his executive officer's confidential report would lead to a promotion to captain.

Crutchley served as Flag Captain to first Pound and then to Admiral Andrew Cunningham up to the outbreak of war. In the Royal Navy of the 1700s and 1800s a Captain of the Fleet could be appointed to assist an Admiral when the admiral had ten or more ships to command Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, Bt, KT, GCB, OM, DSO (7 January World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

World War II

North Sea

After the outbreak of war on 3 September 1939 Warspite was assigned to the Home Fleet. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Home Fleet is the traditional name of the fleet of the Royal Navy that protects the United Kingdom 's territorial waters Due to the lack of anti-submarine precautions at the North Sea naval bases, it was some time before she reached Scapa Flow, the main fleet anchorage. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. Scapa Flow ( Old Norse: Skalpaflói) is a body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, sheltered by the islands Until the start of the Norwegian campaign 9 April, 1940 action had been severely limited by the U-boat threat. The Norwegian Campaign, lasting from 9 April to 10 June 1940, led to the first direct land confrontation between the military forces of the Allies U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word, itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot ( undersea boat) and refers A significant German naval presence in the North Sea saw the Home Fleet off the coast of Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional After the inconclusive First Naval Battle of Narvik on 10 April, Crutchley flew the flag of Vice-Admiral William Whitworth and with nine destroyers entered the strategically important Ofotfjord of Narvik with the aim of eliminating the German force of 8 destroyers commanding the approaches to the harbour. The Battles of Narvik were fought from 9 April until 8 June 1940 as a naval battle in the Ofotfjord and as a land battle in the mountains surrounding Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Ofotfjord ( Norwegian: Ofotfjorden, the suffix -en means " the " an inlet of the Norwegian sea, is Norway's 12th Narvik ( Northern Sami: Narviika) is a town and municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway

Before the coming battle, Warspite launched Fairey Swordfish L 9767 which located and sank U-64 in the Herjangsfjord; the first sinking of a U-Boat in World War II and the only instance where an aircraft launched from a battleship sank a U-Boat. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Under fire from the German destroyers and German-controlled shore batteries, Crutchley took Warspite up Ofotfjord and with the destroyers sank 3 German destroyers. The remaining 5 enemy destroyers, out of ammunition and fuel, scuttled rather than be captured. Warspite's 15–inch guns took a heavy toll on the German guns overlooking the fjord area, paving the way for the Allied retaking of the port. The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers during the Second World War.

After the action which became known as the "Second Battle of Narvik", Crutchley was appointed Commodore, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport, overseeing the preparation of crews for assignment to ships. Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB Devonport ( HMS ''Drake'') is one of three UK operating bases for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and While there he was greeted by a detachment of sailors who had served on Warspite at Narvik;

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A very surprised and delighted Commodore came over to his old ‘Shipmates’ and shook every one by the hand. In the conversation he disclosed that he had been given a shore job as Commodore, Plymouth and he was not a happy man. [1]

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South West Pacific Area

After the opening of hostilites with Japan, Crutchley was promoted to Rear-Admiral and lent to the Royal Australian Navy for service in the South West Pacific Area. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Royal Australian Navy ( RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. The South West Pacific was one of two theatres of World War II in the Pacific region between 1942 and 1945. On 13 June 1942 Crutchley succeeded Rear-Admiral John Crace in command of Task Force 44, the Australian Squadron, based in Brisbane, Australia, the last Briton to do so. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vice Admiral Sir John Gregory Crace KBE, CB ( February 6, 1887 - May 11, 1968) was an Australian who Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland

During the Battle of Guadalcanal which began with landings on 7 August 1942, Crutchley was given command of Task Force 62. The Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal, was fought between August 7, 1942, and February 9, 1943, in the Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2, the group of Allied cruisers, destroyers and minesweepers covering the landing force, from HMAS Australia. A cruiser is a large type of Warship, which had its prime period from the late 19th century to the end of the Cold War. In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy A minesweeper is a Naval Warship designed to counter the threat posed by Naval mines The dedicated purpose-built minesweeper first appeared during Operational History World War II After World War II began "The Aussie" (as the ship was affectionately known within the RAN first fired her main He was second-in-command to the U.S. Admiral Richmond K. Turner, the commander of the amphibious naval forces for the invasion of Guadalcanal and Tulagi. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner ( 27 May 1885 &ndash 12 February 1961) served in the United States Navy during World Tulagi, less commonly Tulaghi, is a small Island (55 km by 1 km in the Solomon Islands, just off the south coast of Florida Island. The task force during the opening stages of the invasion was on constant alert rendering support to the landings or fending off Japanese air attacks. The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku

The Battle of Savo Island

In the evening of 8 August the overall commander of the Solomon Islands naval force, Vice Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher had removed his aircraft carriers and therefore air support. The Battle of Savo Island, also known as the First Battle of Savo Island and in Japanese sources as the, took place August 8 – August 9 1942 Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. The Solomon Islands is a country in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands Frank Jack Fletcher (April 29 1885 &ndash April 25 1973 was an admiral in the United States Navy during World War II. Turner therefore decided that his position would be untenable and planned to remove his transports and other vessels the next day. He ordered a conference with Crutchley and the commander of the ground forces on Guadalcanal Major General Alexander Vandegrift USMC to discuss the implications of losing the air support. General Alexander Archer Vandegrift (March 13 1887 &ndash May 8 1973 was a General in the United States Marine Corps.

Following the Battle of Savo Island, both men faced public criticism for poor leadership and the U. The Battle of Savo Island, also known as the First Battle of Savo Island and in Japanese sources as the, took place August 8 – August 9 1942 S. and Australian losses, including HMAS Canberra. Operational history Pre-World War II Canberra was laid down by John Brown and Company of Clydebank in Scotland on 9 September 1925 launched However, they retained the confidence of their superiors. Crutchley remained with the RAN in the South West Pacific, commanding the squadron later known as Task Force 74 (TF 74) for the rest of the war. The US Task Force 74 was a US Navy Task force of the 7th fleet that was deployed to the Bay of Bengal by Nixon administration in December Following a US enquiry, Crutchley was gazetted with the Legion of Merit by US President Roosevelt in September 1944 in the degree of Chief Commander, which its founding charter states can only be awarded to Heads of State. The Legion of Merit is a military decoration of the United States armed forces that is awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding Crutchley's command of the Australian Squadron ended on 13 June 1944. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[2]

Later years

Following the war, Crutchley's final command was Flag Officer Commanding Gibraltar before his retirement in 1947. Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar Crutchley enjoyed a long retirement at Mappercombe Manor, near Bridport in Dorset. Bridport is a town in Dorset, England. Located near the Coast at the Western end of Chesil Beach at the confluence of the rivers Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast In 1957 he was appointed Deputy Lieutenant and High Sheriff of Dorset. In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord-Lieutenant of an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county The High Sheriff Dorset is an ancient High Sheriff title which has been in existence for over one thousand years ^[3] He was one of the last surviving admirals from the Second World War at the time of his death in 1986 at the age of 92. In 1945 Crutchley had bought two paintings (Capriccio: The Lagoon, Venice and La Torre di Marghera) by the landscape artist Bernardo Bellotto; these were given to the nation in lieu of tax and presented to the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery in 1988. Bernardo Bellotto (30 January 1720 &ndash 17 October 1780 was an Italian urban landscape painter or vedutista, and Printmaker in The Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery is a large Museum and Art gallery in Bristol, England. ^[4]

Promotion dates

• Lieutenant - 30 September 1915
• Lieutenant-Commander - 30 September 1923
• Commander - 30 June 1928
• Captain - 31 December 1932
• Commodore, 2nd Class - 15 May 1940
• Rear-Admiral - 6 February 1942
• Vice-Admiral - 15 August 1945 (retired 1947)
• Admiral - 3 February 1949

See also

• Roland Richard Louis Bourke
• Geoffrey Heneage Drummond

Notes

References

• Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
• The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
• VCs of the First World War - The Naval VCs (Stephen Snelling, 2002)

External links

• Location of grave and VC medal (Dorset)
• Find-A-Grave profile for Victor Alexander Charles Crutchley has two photographs of him

Monuments to Courage Victoria Cross Monuments and Headstones is a two-volume book by David Harvey, published in 1999 on the last resting places of 1322 of the 1350 The Register of the Victoria Cross is a Reference work that provides brief information on every VC ever awarded it provides a summary of the deed along

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