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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 ...
Victor Alexander Charles Crutchley (Chelsea, 2 novembre 1893 – Nettlecombe, 24 gennaio 1986) è stato un ammiraglio inglese della Royal Navy che combatté durante la prima e la seconda guerra mondiale. Fu insignito di diversi riconoscimenti.
3 apr 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.
Admiral Sir Victor Crutchley – Award of the Victoria Cross. None noted. Rear Admiral KA.C. Crutchley V.C., D.S.C., RN was Flag Officer Commanding H.M.A. Squadron – June 1942-June 1944. In late 1917 the German unrestricted submarine campaign was winning the war for Germany.
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.
For his conduct in BRILLIANT Crutchley was awarded a Distinguished Service Cross and his Captain, Godsal, a Distinguished Service Order. It was decided to make another attempt to block Ostend using VINDICTIVE manned by BRILLIANT’s officers and with men from the Dover Patrol.
Lieutenant Crutchley blew the auxiliary charges in the forward 6 inch magazine from the conning tower. Those on board felt the old ship shrug as the explosive tore the bottom plates and the bulkheads from her.
