Lewis Gonne Eyre Crabbe
Vice-Admiral (retired) Lewis Gonne Eyre Crabbe, C.B., C.I.E., C.B.E., D.S.O. (19 January, 1882 – 2 July, 1951) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Crabbe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 September, 1903.[1]
Crabbe was appointed in command of the destroyer Flying Fish on 30 September, 1903.[2]
Crabbe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1911.
He was appointed in command of the destroyer leader Hardy on 27 August, 1913.[3]
Great War
Crabbe was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.
Crabbe commanded the destroyer Ophelia of Fourth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[4]
Post-War
Crabbe was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Saumarez on 1 January, 1919.[5]
He was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Montrose on 4 July, 1919.[6]
Crabbe was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1922.
Crabbe was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 28 February, 1934.
Crabbe was granted permission to wear the U.S. Navy Cross, which he was awarded in recognition of his services to assist the survivors of the American gunboat Panay when she was sunk in the Yangtze River by Japanese air attack in December, 1937.
Crabbe was posthumously promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 5 November, 1957.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Hugh P. Buckle |
Captain of H.M.S. Flying Fish 30 Sep, 1903[7] – late 1903[8] |
Succeeded by Ernest E. Parker |
| Preceded by Frederick E. K. Strong |
Captain of H.M.S. Ferret 26 Mar, 1908[9] |
Succeeded by John C. Hodgson |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Hardy 27 Aug, 1913[10] |
Succeeded by Richard A. A. Plowden |
| Preceded by Richard A. A. Plowden |
Captain of H.M.S. Ophelia late May, 1916[11] – 16 Jun, 1916[Citation needed] |
Succeeded by Gordon McL. Cameron |
| Preceded by The Hon. William S. Leveson-Gower |
Captain of H.M.S. Saumarez 1 Jan, 1919[12] |
Succeeded by Frank Powell |
| Preceded by Malcolm L. Goldsmith |
Captain of H.M.S. Montrose 4 Jul, 1919[13] |
Succeeded by Edward McC. W. Lawrie |
| Preceded by Francis G. G. Chilton |
Senior Naval Officer, Yangtze Oct, 1935[14] – 21 Dec, 1937[15] |
Succeeded by Reginald V. Holt |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 18.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 6 October, 1903. Issue 37204, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 327.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 904.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 814.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 6 October, 1903. Issue 37204, col D, p. 8.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 316.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 316.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394m.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 904.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 814.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.
