King's College London
Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives

Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975

Service biography
World War I 1914-1918; HMS CENTURION, battle of Jutland 1916; HMS BRILLIANT and HMS VINDICTIVE, Ostend 1918; awarded Victoria Cross for Ostend action 1918; commanding HMS DIOMEDE, New Zealand; Senior Officer, 1 Minesweeping Flotilla 1935-1936; Capt, Fishery Protection and Minesweeping Flotilla 1936-1937; commanding HMS WARSPITE 1937-1940; World War II 1939-1945; Cdre, RN Barracks, Devonport 1940-1942; commanding Australian Naval Sqn 1942-1944; Flag Officer Gibraltar 1945-1947; retired 1947

Papers
Crutchley informed the Centre in 1982 that he had no papers LIDDLE COLLECTION, LEEDS UNIVERSITY: Taped interview concerning his service in World War I, including operations at Zeebrugge and Ostend, Belgium 1918 (recorded in 1977)

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