Bernard Cruddas

Lieutenant Colonel Bernard Cruddas DSO (1 January 1882 – 23 December 1959) was a British Conservative politician.

Bernard Cruddas MP
Member of Parliament for Wansbeck
In office 1931–1940
Preceded by	George William Shield
Succeeded by	Donald Scott
Personal details
Born	(1882-01-01)1 January 1882
Died	23 December 1959(1959-12-23) (aged 77)
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Battles/wars	First World War

Educated at Winchester College, Cruddas was commissioned into the 4th (Militia) Battalion of the North Staffordshire Regiment in July 1899,^[1] but the following year transferred to the Regular Army and the Northumberland Fusiliers (later the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers).^[2]

He reached the rank of Lieutenant colonel in World War I and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in January 1918.^[3]

He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wansbeck at the 1931 general election, and returned at the 1935 election. He stood down in 1940, and at the Wansbeck by-election on 29 July the Conservative candidate Donald Scott was returned unopposed.^{[citation needed]}