Rear Admiral Sir Christopher George Francis Maurice Cradock was an English senior officer of the Royal Navy. He earned a reputation for great gallantry.
The first take-off by an aeroplane from a moving ship, 2 May 1912. Hibernia's bow and flying-off ramp at bottom left.
Having flown his flag in HMS Suffolk, Cradock transferred to the armoured cruiser HMS Good Hope (pictured) in late August 1914
Monument to Sir Christopher Cradock in York Minster
The Royal Order of the Crown was a Prussian order of chivalry. Instituted in 1861 as an honour equal in rank to the Order of the Red Eagle, membership could only be conferred upon commissioned officers, but there was a medal associated with the order which could be earned by non-commissioned officers and enlisted men.
Order of the Crown with Cross of Geneva, 3rd Class