Henry Ralph Crooke: Difference between revisions

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to navigationJump to search
(add RN/RNR/RNVR categories)
 
(39 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Henry Ralph Crooke''', K.B.E., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (7 December, 1875 – 11 February, 1952) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
{{AdmRN}} {{SIR}} '''Henry Ralph Crooke''', K.B.E., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (7 December, 1875 – 11 February, 1952) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].  In 1940, he would request that his name be presented as '''H. Ralph Crooke''', the last name being Ralph Crooke.


==Early Life & Career==
==Early Life & Career==
Crooke was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1912.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28623/pages/4748 no. 28623.  p. 4748.]  2 July, 1912.</ref>
Crooke was born in Calcutta, the son of F. J. Crooke, Esq..
 
Crooke was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 14 September, 1895.<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7576582}} f. 36.</ref>
 
Crooke was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1905. In 1907, Crooke was singled out for improving the gunnery efficiency of the fleet in the 1906 Battle Practice through his exertions in re-sighting the guns and fitting fire control appliances.<ref>Crooke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7576582}} f. 36.</ref>
 
Crooke was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1912.{{Gaz|28623|4748|2 July, 1912}}
 
In 1912, Crooke was appointed to succeed Captain [[Arthur Noel Loxley|Arthur Loxley]] on the Argo Range Clock Committee and he played a vital role in drafting its final report dated 25 November, 1912. On 16 January, 1913, Their Lordships thanked him for the ability he demonstrated in carrying out trials of the [[Argo Clock]].<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7576582}} f. 218.</ref>


He commanded the {{UK-Caroline|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], supporting the [[Grand Fleet]] as part of the {{UK-LCS|4}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 44}}
He commanded the {{UK-Caroline|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], supporting the [[Grand Fleet]] as part of the {{UK-LCS|4}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 44}}


He was Captain of {{UK-Benbow}} sometime late in the war or in the early postwar period.{{CN}}{{FC}}
==Post-War==
On 11 June, 1919, Crooke was appointed a Companion of the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.), "For valuable services as Director of Naval Ordnance."{{GazSup|31398|7507|11 June, 1919}}


==Post-War==
He was appointed in command of {{UK-EmperorOfIndia}} on 1 April, 1921.  In August, 1921, he had the misfortune to strike {{UK-Chrysanthemum}} with a projectile, and was chastised for failing to cease fire at the proper time.<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/89/136.|D8115661}} f. 36.</ref>
On 11 June, 1919, Crooke was appointed a Companion of the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.), "For valuable services as Director of Naval Ordnance."<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31398/supplements/7507 (Supplement) no. 31398.  p. 7507.]  11 June, 1919.</ref>
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Marlborough|f=t}} on 1 March 1922, remaining with her until 16 September, having been promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 25 July.<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/89/136.|D8115661}} f. 36.</ref>


He commanded {{UK-EmperorOfIndia}} from April to October of 1921.{{MackieRNW}}
He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 14 January, 1928, vice [[Edmund Percy Fenwick George Grant|Grant]], and placed on the Retired List on 15 January.{{Gaz|33349|440|20 January, 1928}}


He was appointed captain of {{UK-Marlborough}} in March 1922, remaining with her only until July.{{MackieRNW}}
==World War II==
Crooke was called up on 3 September 1939 to serve as Commodore of Convoys, as a Commodore, Second Class in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].  On 10 October, he went to help with the London Convoy Pool and then, on 5 July, 1940, transferred to the Liverpool Convoy Pool.


He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 14 January, 1928, vice [[Edmund Percy Fenwick George Grant|Grant]], and placed on the Retired List on 15 January.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33349/pages/440 no. 33349. p. 440.]  20 January, 1928.</ref>
Ralph Crooke reverted to the Retired List on 1 February, 1942 but on 2 June was called back to be Naval Officer in Charge, Barry vice Gilbertson where he served in the rank of Captain.  He was superseded on 30 December, 1944 and finally reverted to the Retired List on 23 February, 1945.<ref>Crooke Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7576582}} f. 218.</ref>


==See Also==
==See Also==
Line 21: Line 32:
* [[Fourth L.C.S. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]]
* [[Fourth L.C.S. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]]
{{refend}}
{{refend}}
==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
Line 42: Line 50:
{{refend}}
{{refend}}


{{TabAppts}}
{{Appt
|[[Director of Naval Ordnance (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Ordnance]]|[[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Frederic C. Dreyer]]|1918 &ndash; 1920|[[Roger Roland Charles Backhouse|Roger R. C. Backhouse]]
}}
{{Appt
|[[Ordnance Committee (Royal Navy)|Vice-President of the<br>Ordnance Committee]]|K. E. Haynes|1924 &ndash; 1927|K. E. Haynes
}}
{{Appt
|[[Ordnance Committee (Royal Navy)|President of the<br>Ordnance Committee]]|B. R. Kirwan|1927 &ndash; 1928|[[Herbert Willes Webley Hope|H. W. Webley Hope]]
}}
{{TabEnd}}
[[Category:People with old TabAppts]]
<div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}}
<div name=fredbot:appts>{{TabApptsBegin}}
{{TabNaval}}
{{TabNaval}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Lawrence Walter Braithwaite|Lawrence W. Braithwaite]]'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Ajax|f=p}}'''<br>? &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Munro Kerr|William M. Kerr]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Hubert Lynes|Hubert Lynes]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Kite (1871)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Kite'']]'''<br>2 Jul, 1903{{NLJan04|p. 337}}<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 36.</ref> &ndash; 1 Mar, 1905<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 36.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert Willes Webley Hope|Herbert W. W. Hope]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Undaunted|f=p}}'''<br>1914 &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Henry Fox|Cecil H. Fox]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[Department of the Director of Naval Equipment|Assistant Director of Naval Equipment]]'''<br>18 Feb, 1913<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 36.</ref> &ndash; 1914<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 36.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ernest Kindersley Loring|Ernest K. Loring]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Caroline|f=p}}'''<br>Feb, 1915 &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Oliver Elles Leggett|Oliver E. Leggett]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Undaunted (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Undaunted'']]'''<br>1914<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44}}.  f. 36.</ref> &ndash; 6 Oct, 1914<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 36.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Cecil Henry Fox|Cecil H. Fox]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cole Cortlandt Fowler|Cole C. Fowler]]'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Excellent|f=p}}'''<br>23 Mar, 1917 &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Nesham Bax|Robert N. Bax]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Caroline (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Caroline'']]'''<br>6 Oct, 1914<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 36.</ref> &ndash; Jan, 1915<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 36.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles John Wintour|Charles J. Wintour]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Douglas Carpendale|Charles D. Carpendale]]'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Benbow|f=p}}'''<br>Feb, 1921 &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James Fownes Somerville|James F. Somerville]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Anselan John Buchanan Stirling|Anselan J. B. Stirling]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Swift (1907)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Swift'']]'''<br>Jan, 1915<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 36.</ref> &ndash; Feb, 1915<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 36.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charles John Wintour|Charles J. Wintour]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Joseph Charles Walrond Henley|Joseph C. W. Henley]]'''|'''Captain of {{UK-EmperorOfIndia|f=p}}'''<br>Apr, 1921 &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Archibald Howard Kelly|William A. H. Kelly]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles John Wintour|Charles J. Wintour]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Caroline (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Caroline'']]'''<br>Feb, 1915<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 36.</ref> &ndash; 23 Mar, 1917<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 36.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Oliver Elles Leggett|Oliver E. Leggett]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Duncan Johnson|Charles D. Johnson]]'''|'''Captain of {{UK-Marlborough|f=p}}'''<br>Mar, 1922 &ndash; ?|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Justin Tweedie|Hugh J. Tweedie]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Cole Cortlandt Fowler|Cole C. Fowler]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Excellent (Gunnery Training School)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Excellent'']]'''<br>23 Mar, 1917{{NLNov17|p. 393''r''}}<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 36.</ref> &ndash; 13 Jun, 1918<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 36.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Nesham Bax|Robert N. Bax]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Frederic C. Dreyer]]'''|'''[[Naval Ordnance Department (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Ordnance]]'''<br>20 Jun, 1918<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}}  f. 36.</ref> &ndash; 20 Sep, 1920<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 36.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Roger Roland Charles Backhouse|Roger R. C. Backhouse]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederic Charles Dreyer|Frederic C. Dreyer]]'''|'''[[Shell Committee (Royal Navy)|President of the Shell Committee]]'''<br>1 Oct, 1918<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/89/136.|D8115661}} f. 36.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Charles Douglas Carpendale|Charles D. Carpendale]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Benbow (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Benbow'']]'''<br>21 Feb, 1921<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44}}.  f. 36.</ref> &ndash; 1 Apr, 1921<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 36.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Edward Frederick Bedford|Arthur E. F. Bedford]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Edward Frederick Bedford|Arthur E. F. Bedford]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Emperor of India (1913)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Emperor of India'']]'''<br>1 Apr, 1921<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/89/136.|D8115661}}</ref> &ndash; Sep, 1921<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 36.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Archibald Howard Kelly|W. A. Howard Kelly]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Vernon Harry Stuart Haggard|Vernon H. S. Haggard]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ajax (1912)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ajax'']]'''<br>Sep, 1921<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/89/136.|D8115661}}</ref> &ndash; 1 Mar, 1922<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 36.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Trewby|George Trewby]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Trewby|George Trewby]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Marlborough (1912)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Marlborough'']]'''<br>1 Mar, 1922<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 218.</ref> &ndash; 16 Sep, 1922<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 218.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Hugh Justin Tweedie|Hugh J. Tweedie]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ronald Arthur Hopwood|Ronald A. Hopwood]]'''|'''[[Ordnance Committee (Royal Navy)|Vice-President of the Ordnance Committee]]'''<br>2 Jan, 1924<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 218.</ref> &ndash; 10 Oct, 1927<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 218.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Bernard William Murray Fairbairn|Bernard W. F. Fairbairn]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Montgomery Phillpotts|Edward M. Phillpotts]]'''|'''[[Ordnance Committee (Royal Navy)|President of the Ordnance Committee]]'''<br>10 Oct, 1927<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 218.</ref> &ndash; 2 Jan, 1928<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 218.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Herbert Willes Webley Hope|Herbert Willes Webley Hope]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Noel Gilbertson|George N. Gilbertson]]'''|'''[[Barry|Naval Officer in Charge, Barry]]'''<br>7 Jun, 1942<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 218.</ref> &ndash; 1 Jan, 1945<ref>Crooke Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.}} f. 218.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
{{TabEnd}}
{{TabEnd}}
</div name=fredbot:appts>
</div name=fredbot:appts>


{{DEFAULTSORT:Crooke, Henry}}
==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crooke, Henry Ralph}}


{{CatPerson|UK|1875|}}
{{CatPerson|UK|1875|}}
{{CatBritannia|July, 1888}}
{{CatBritannia|July, 1888}}
{{CatGunneryOfficer|UK}}
{{CatGunneryOfficer|UK}}
[[Category:Assistant Directors of Naval Equipment (Royal Navy)]]
{{CatAdm|UK}}
[[Category:Directors of Naval Ordnance (Royal Navy)]]
{{CatRN}}
[[Category:Vice-Presidents of the Ordnance Committee (Royal Navy)]]
[[Category:Presidents of the Ordnance Committee (Royal Navy)]]
{{CatAdmiral|UK}}

Latest revision as of 22:36, 6 April 2022

Admiral SIR Henry Ralph Crooke, K.B.E., C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (7 December, 1875 – 11 February, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy. In 1940, he would request that his name be presented as H. Ralph Crooke, the last name being Ralph Crooke.

Early Life & Career

Crooke was born in Calcutta, the son of F. J. Crooke, Esq..

Crooke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 September, 1895.[1]

Crooke was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1905. In 1907, Crooke was singled out for improving the gunnery efficiency of the fleet in the 1906 Battle Practice through his exertions in re-sighting the guns and fitting fire control appliances.[2]

Crooke was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1912.[3]

In 1912, Crooke was appointed to succeed Captain Arthur Loxley on the Argo Range Clock Committee and he played a vital role in drafting its final report dated 25 November, 1912. On 16 January, 1913, Their Lordships thanked him for the ability he demonstrated in carrying out trials of the Argo Clock.[4]

He commanded the light cruiser Caroline at the Battle of Jutland, supporting the Grand Fleet as part of the Fourth Light Cruiser Squadron.[5]

Post-War

On 11 June, 1919, Crooke was appointed a Companion of the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.), "For valuable services as Director of Naval Ordnance."[6]

He was appointed in command of Emperor of India on 1 April, 1921. In August, 1921, he had the misfortune to strike Chrysanthemum with a projectile, and was chastised for failing to cease fire at the proper time.[7]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Marlborough on 1 March 1922, remaining with her until 16 September, having been promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 25 July.[8]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 14 January, 1928, vice Grant, and placed on the Retired List on 15 January.[9]

World War II

Crooke was called up on 3 September 1939 to serve as Commodore of Convoys, as a Commodore, Second Class in the Royal Naval Reserve. On 10 October, he went to help with the London Convoy Pool and then, on 5 July, 1940, transferred to the Liverpool Convoy Pool.

Ralph Crooke reverted to the Retired List on 1 February, 1942 but on 2 June was called back to be Naval Officer in Charge, Barry vice Gilbertson where he served in the rank of Captain. He was superseded on 30 December, 1944 and finally reverted to the Retired List on 23 February, 1945.[10]

See Also

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Sir Ralph Crooke" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 14 February, 1952. Issue 52235, col F, pg. 8.

Papers

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hubert Lynes 		Captain of H.M.S. Kite
2 Jul, 1903[11][12] – 1 Mar, 1905[13] 		Succeeded by
Herbert W. W. Hope
Preceded by
? 		Assistant Director of Naval Equipment
18 Feb, 1913[14] – 1914[15] 		Succeeded by
Ernest K. Loring
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Undaunted
1914[16] – 6 Oct, 1914[17] 		Succeeded by
Cecil H. Fox
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Caroline
6 Oct, 1914[18] – Jan, 1915[19] 		Succeeded by
Charles J. Wintour
Preceded by
Anselan J. B. Stirling 		Captain of H.M.S. Swift
Jan, 1915[20] – Feb, 1915[21] 		Succeeded by
Charles J. Wintour
Preceded by
Charles J. Wintour 		Captain of H.M.S. Caroline
Feb, 1915[22] – 23 Mar, 1917[23] 		Succeeded by
Oliver E. Leggett
Preceded by
Cole C. Fowler 		Captain of H.M.S. Excellent
23 Mar, 1917[24][25] – 13 Jun, 1918[26] 		Succeeded by
Robert N. Bax
Preceded by
Frederic C. Dreyer 		Director of Naval Ordnance
20 Jun, 1918[27] – 20 Sep, 1920[28] 		Succeeded by
Roger R. C. Backhouse
Preceded by
Frederic C. Dreyer 		President of the Shell Committee
1 Oct, 1918[29] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Charles D. Carpendale 		Captain of H.M.S. Benbow
21 Feb, 1921[30] – 1 Apr, 1921[31] 		Succeeded by
Arthur E. F. Bedford
Preceded by
Arthur E. F. Bedford 		Captain of H.M.S. Emperor of India
1 Apr, 1921[32] – Sep, 1921[33] 		Succeeded by
W. A. Howard Kelly
Preceded by
Vernon H. S. Haggard 		Captain of H.M.S. Ajax
Sep, 1921[34] – 1 Mar, 1922[35] 		Succeeded by
George Trewby
Preceded by
George Trewby 		Captain of H.M.S. Marlborough
1 Mar, 1922[36] – 16 Sep, 1922[37] 		Succeeded by
Hugh J. Tweedie
Preceded by
Ronald A. Hopwood 		Vice-President of the Ordnance Committee
2 Jan, 1924[38] – 10 Oct, 1927[39] 		Succeeded by
Bernard W. F. Fairbairn
Preceded by
Edward M. Phillpotts 		President of the Ordnance Committee
10 Oct, 1927[40] – 2 Jan, 1928[41] 		Succeeded by
Herbert Willes Webley Hope
Preceded by
George N. Gilbertson 		Naval Officer in Charge, Barry
7 Jun, 1942[42] – 1 Jan, 1945[43] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  2. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28623. p. 4748. 2 July, 1912.
  4. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 218.
  5. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31398. p. 7507. 11 June, 1919.
  7. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89/136. f. 36.
  8. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89/136. f. 36.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33349. p. 440. 20 January, 1928.
  10. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 218.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 337.
  12. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  13. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  14. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  15. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  16. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  17. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  18. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  19. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  20. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  21. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  22. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  23. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  24. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393r.
  25. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  26. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  27. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  28. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  29. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89/136. f. 36.
  30. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  31. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  32. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89/136.
  33. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  34. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/89/136.
  35. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 36.
  36. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 218.
  37. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 218.
  38. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 218.
  39. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 218.
  40. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 218.
  41. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 218.
  42. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 218.
  43. ↑ Crooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 218.

Retrieved from "http://dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php?title=Henry_Ralph_Crooke&oldid=324116"