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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Crabbe was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 September, 1903.{{NLMar13|p. 18}}
 
Crabbe was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 September, 1903.{{NLMar13|p. 18}}
  
 
Crabbe was appointed in command of the {{UK-FlyingFish|f=t}} on 30 September, 1903.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 6 October, 1903.  Issue '''37204''', col D, p. 8.</ref>
 
Crabbe was appointed in command of the {{UK-FlyingFish|f=t}} on 30 September, 1903.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 6 October, 1903.  Issue '''37204''', col D, p. 8.</ref>
  
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Crabbe was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 September, 1911.
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Crabbe was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 September, 1911.<ref>Crabbe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/168.|D7603675}} f. 169.</ref>
  
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Hardy|f=t}} on 27 August, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 327}}
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Hardy|f=t}} on 27 August, 1913.{{NLJan15|p. 327}}
  
 
==Great War==
 
==Great War==
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Crabbe was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1915.
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Crabbe was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1915.<ref>Crabbe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/168.|D7603675}} f. 169.</ref>
  
 
Crabbe commanded the {{UK-Ophelia|f=t}} of {{UK-DF|4}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 44}}
 
Crabbe commanded the {{UK-Ophelia|f=t}} of {{UK-DF|4}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]].{{UKJutlandOD|p. 44}}
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Montrose|f=t}} on 4 July, 1919.{{NLDec20|p. 814}}
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Montrose|f=t}} on 4 July, 1919.{{NLDec20|p. 814}}
  
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Crabbe was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1922.
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Crabbe was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1922.<ref>Crabbe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/168.|D7603675}} f. 169.</ref>
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Crabbe served as Senior Naval Officer, [[Persian Gulf]], first in command of the old {{UK-Triad|f=c}} and then, from March, 1933, in command of the sloop [[H.M.S. Shoreham (1930)|''Shoreham'']].  He was superseded in his role in the Persian Gulf onß April, 1933.<ref>Crabbe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/168.|D7603675}} f. 169.</ref>
  
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Crabbe was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 28 February, 1934.
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Crabbe was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 28 February, 1934.<ref>Crabbe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/168.|D7603675}} f. 169.</ref>
  
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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 [[U.S.S. Panay (1927)|''Panay'']] when she was sunk in the Yangtze River by Japanese air attack in December, 1937.
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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 [[U.S.S. Panay (1927)|''Panay'']] when she was sunk in the Yangtze River by Japanese air attack in December, 1937. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 17 June, 1938.<ref>Crabbe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/168.|D7603675}} f. 169.</ref>
  
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Crabbe was posthumously promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 5 November, 1957.
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Crabbe was posthumously promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 5 November, 1957.<ref>Crabbe Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/46/168.|D7603675}} f. 169.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 18:07, 31 August 2016

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.[3]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer leader Hardy on 27 August, 1913.[4]

Great War

Crabbe was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.[5]

Crabbe commanded the destroyer Ophelia of Fourth Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland.[6]

Post-War

Crabbe was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Saumarez on 1 January, 1919.[7]

He was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Montrose on 4 July, 1919.[8]

Crabbe was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1922.[9]

Crabbe served as Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf, first in command of the old hired yacht Triad and then, from March, 1933, in command of the sloop Shoreham. He was superseded in his role in the Persian Gulf onß April, 1933.[10]

Crabbe was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 28 February, 1934.[11]

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. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 17 June, 1938.[12]

Crabbe was posthumously promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 5 November, 1957.[13]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hugh P. Buckle 		Captain of H.M.S. Flying Fish
30 Sep, 1903[14] – late 1903[15] 		Succeeded by
Ernest E. Parker
Preceded by
Frederick E. K. Strong 		Captain of H.M.S. Ferret
26 Mar, 1908[16] 		Succeeded by
John C. Hodgson
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Hardy
27 Aug, 1913[17] 		Succeeded by
Richard A. A. Plowden
Preceded by
Richard A. A. Plowden 		Captain of H.M.S. Ophelia
late May, 1916[18] – 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[19] 		Succeeded by
Frank Powell
Preceded by
Malcolm L. Goldsmith 		Captain of H.M.S. Montrose
4 Jul, 1919[20] 		Succeeded by
Edward McC. W. Lawrie
Preceded by
Francis G. G. Chilton 		Senior Naval Officer, Yangtze
Oct, 1935[21] – 21 Dec, 1937[22] 		Succeeded by
Reginald V. Holt

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 18.
  2. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 6 October, 1903. Issue 37204, col D, p. 8.
  3. ↑ Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 327.
  5. ↑ Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
  6. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 904.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 814.
  9. ↑ Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
  10. ↑ Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
  11. ↑ Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
  12. ↑ Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
  13. ↑ Crabbe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/168. f. 169.
  14. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 6 October, 1903. Issue 37204, col D, p. 8.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 316.
  16. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 316.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394m.
  18. ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. p. 44.
  19. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 904.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 814.
  21. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  22. ↑ Holt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/179. f. 240.

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