Victor Crutchley

Sir Victor Crutchley
Victor Crutchley in 1942
Born(1893-11-02)2 November 1893
Chelsea, London
Died24 January 1986(1986-01-24) (aged 92)
Nettlecombe, Dorset
Buried
St Mary's Churchyard, Powerstock
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1906–1947
RankAdmiral
CommandsRoyal Navy Dockyard, Gibraltar (1945–47)
HM Australian Squadron (1942–44)
HMNB Devonport (1940–42)
HMS Warspite (1937–40)
Fishery Protection and Mine-Sweeping Flotilla (1936–37)
HMS Diomede (1930–32)
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsVictoria Cross
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Cross
Mentioned in Despatches
Croix de guerre (France)
Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States)
Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland)

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 during the Second World War.