William Creswell
Australian admiral (1852–1933) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Sir William Creswell | |
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Birth name | William Rooke Creswell |
Born | (1852-07-20)20 July 1852 Gibraltar |
Died | 20 April 1933(1933-04-20) (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 held | 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) |
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