Sir, Cradock Christopher George Francis Maurice CRADOCK
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- This memorial can be seen in York Minster
Rear Admiral Christopher George Francis Maurice Craddock, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Companion of the most Honourable Order of Bath. who gallanty upholding the high tradition of the British Navy, led his squadron against an overwhelming force of the enemy off Coronel, on the coast of Chile and fell gloriously in action on All Saints day 1914. This monument is erected by his grateful countrymen. He served on H.M.S. Good Hope and died at sea on the 1st November 1914 aged 52
He was the 4th son of Christopher Cradock of Hartforth, Richmond Yorkshire. Commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire
Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock - The Dreadnought Project
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REAR-ADMIRAL SIR CHRISTOPHER CRADOCK
Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher "Kit" George Francis Maurice Cradock KCVO CB SGM. Unit: Royal Navy, 4th Squadron, HMS Good Hope. Death: 01 November 1914.www.iwm.org.uk
