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Admiral Sir Victor Alexander Charles Crutchley VC, KCB, DSC, DL (2 November 1893 – 24 January 1986) was a British naval officer. He was a First World War recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, and a senior Royal Navy officer during the ...
Apr 3, 2024 · Crutchley took Australia to the amphibious ships anchorage, leaving five cruisers and six destroyers on patrol to the north-west. That night a powerful Japanese cruiser force from Rabaul attacked the Allied forces in the vicinity of Savo Island.
Nov 13, 2018 · Not anticipating a surface attack, the Allied commander on the scene, Rear Admiral Victor Crutchley, Royal Navy, departed for a conference with his flagship shortly before the fighting began, failed to issue a battle plan, and split his forces into two groups which were unable to support one another.
In May 1937, he took command of the battleship Warspite, flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet as her captain. He also served as the flag captain to fleet commanders Dudley Pound and then Andrew Cunningham. When the European War began in Sep 1940, Crutchley took Warspite back to Britain to join the Home Fleet.
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Admiral Victor Crutchley received his VC for ensuring the safety of his men after an attempt to scupper the HMS Vindictive in Ostend harbour in 1918. Victor Crutchley was invested with his...
Apr 6, 2022 · Admiral SIRVictor Alexander Charles Crutchley, V.C., K.C.B., D.S.C., R.N., Retired (2 November, 1893 – 24 January, 1986) served in the Royal Navy.
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Crutchley took command of M.L. 254 when the commanding officer sank exhausted from his wounds, the second in command having been killed. The vessel was full of wounded and very seriously damaged by shell fire, the fore part being flooded.
