Kenneth Crawford
Sir Kenneth Crawford | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1895 |
| Died | 1961 (aged 65–66) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | British Forces in Greece |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Military Cross |
General Sir Kenneth Noel Crawford KCB MC (1895–1961) was a British Army General who reached high office in the 1940s.
Military career
Crawford was commissioned into the Royal Engineers and went on to serve in World War I being awarded the MC in 1919.[1]
He also served in World War II joining the British Expeditionary Force to France in 1939[2] and becoming Director of Chemical Warfare for the Home Forces in 1940.[2] He was appointed Deputy Adjutant-General in 1942[2] and Director of Air at the War Office in 1943.[2]
After the War he was made General Officer Commanding British Forces in Greece,[2] then in 1947 he was appointed Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff and in 1949 he became Controller at the Ministry of Supply.[3] In 1952 he was made Chairman of the Royal Ordnance Factories Board of Management; he retired in 1953.[2]
He was also Chief Royal Engineer from 1958[4] to 1961.[5]
Retirement
In retirement he became a Director of Westland Aircraft.[6]
Bibliography
- Problems of weapon development in the cold war by Kenneth Noel Crawford
References
- ^ "No. 31371". The London Gazette. 30 May 1919.
- ^ a b c d e f Generals.dk
- ^ About People The Age, 19 August 1949
- ^ "No. 41508". The London Gazette. 26 September 1958.
- ^ "No. 42342". The London Gazette. 2 May 1961.
- ^ Aviation Ancestry