Major General Ralph Cyril Cruddas CB DSO (26 August 1900 – 29 April 1979) was Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong.
Ralph Cruddas | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ralph Cyril Cruddas |
| Born | 26 August 1900 Withiel, Cornwall, England[1] |
| Died | 29 April 1979 (aged 78) Frome, Somerset, England[2] |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | 7th Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Cyrenaica District 133rd Infantry Brigade Land Forces in Hong Kong |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Military career
editCruddas was commissioned into the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in 1919.[3] He was appointed Private Secretary to the Governor of Assam in India 1933.[3]
He served in World War II being appointed Commanding Officer of 7th Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in 1941.[3] After the War he became Commander of the Cyrenaica District of Libya.[3] In 1949, he became Commander of 133rd Infantry Brigade and in 1951 he was made Commander of Land Forces in Hong Kong; he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in June 1953[4] and retired in 1955.[3]
References
edit- ^ 1901 England Census
- ^ "Obituary". The Times. 2 May 1979. p. 16.
- ^ a b c d e Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ "No. 39863". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 May 1953. p. 2943.