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Charles W. Crawford
Capt. Charles Wispington Glover Crawford C.B.E. (1873 – 16 October 1934) was a British Royal Navy officer who commanded the Devonport flotilla of motor torpedo boats. In his spare time he was a noted philatelist. He signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1934.〔''(Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011 )'', Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. (Archived here. )〕
==Naval career==
Crawford was educated for a naval career and joined the at Dartmouth in 1886. He became a midshipman on in 1888 and later that same year joined at Bermuda. In 1893 he became Lieutenant and subsequently attained the rank of Commander and was given the command of a Royal Navy motor torpedo boat HMTB ''107'' launched in 1901.〔(Navy List 1908 Other Lists – Crew Lists ), battleships-cruisers.co.uk, retrieved 16 August 2014〕 Crawford was also given command of the Devonport flotilla of the 160 footer torpedo boats.〔(Torpedo Boats in Home Waters ), RN June 1906, retrieved 16 August 2014〕
He travelled widely and was in charge of wireless telegraphy in Somaliland in actions against Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, known as the "Mad Mullah" by the British.〔 He retired in 1910 but was recalled to active service on the outbreak of the First World War. He was involved with the landing of the naval division at Dunkirk and the evacuation of Ostend for which he was mentioned in dispatches.〔"The Late Captain C.W.G. Crawford, C.B.E., R.N.", R.B.Y., ''The London Philatelist'', Vol. XLIII, No. 514, October 1934, pp. 205–7.〕 In 1919 he was awarded the honour of being made a commander of the order of the British Empire in recognition of his work during the war.〔(31432 - 1 JULY 1919 ), Naval History.net, retrieved 16 August 2014〕
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