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Sir William Creswell | |
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 Rear Admiral Sir William Creswell in 1918 | |
| Birth name | William Rooke Creswell |
| Born | 20 July 1852 Gibraltar |
| Died | 20 April 1933 (aged 80) Armadale, Victoria |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Navy (1865–78) Naval Defence Force of the Colony of South Australia (1885–01) Royal Australian Navy (1901–19) |
| Years of service | 1865–1879 1885–1919 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands | First Naval Member Australian Commonwealth Naval Board (1904–19) Naval Commandant Queensland (1900–04) HMCS Protector (1900–01) Naval Commandant South Australia (1893–00) HMS Lion (1878) |
| Battles / wars | Boxer Rebellion First World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Second Class of the Order of the Rising Sun (Japan) |
Vice Admiral Sir William Rooke Creswell, KCMG, KBE (20 July 1852 – 20 April 1933) was an Australian naval officer, commonly considered to be the 'father' of the Royal Australian Navy.