John Graham Crossley

Commander (retired) John Graham Crossley, (17 January, 1895 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Charles W. Crossley, Esq., manufacturer.

Crossley served in the battleship King Edward VII in the Third Battle Squadron from 15 September 1912 to 22 April, 1915. He then served in T.B. 35 through 15 October when he moved to the destroyer Maenad before transferring to Larne.

In the first half of 1916 he served in the Acorn Class destroyer Nereide. On 7 July he was appointed to the Peregrine. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 December, 1916 while in this ship, and left on 4 April, 1918 when he was appointed to the new "V" Class destroyer Vidette, which was still being completed.

The war over, Crossley continued to serve in Vidette until 11 January, 1920. He presently joined Valerian and became her first officer upon her commissioning.

Crossley next served in the destroyer Warwick from 14 May 1923 to 13 January, 1925, being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 December, 1924.

A Court of Enquiry held on 25 October, 1929 concluded that Crossley showed a lack of good judgment in a collision between his Somme and the destroyer Stormcloud.

Crossley damaged the propellers of Tempest in 1931 due to an error in judgment.

Crossley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 17 January, 1934.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Noel L. Veresmith	Captain of H.M.S. Swallow 13 Jan, 1925 – 12 Mar, 1925	Succeeded by Arthur L. Pears
Preceded by Richard Harter	Captain of H.M.S. Sturgeon 14 Mar, 1925 – 22 Oct, 1925	Succeeded by Joseph H. L. Yorke
Preceded by Joseph H. L. Yorke	Captain of H.M.S. Forres 22 Oct, 1925 – 18 Jan, 1926	Succeeded by Edward S. F. Fegen
Preceded by Hugh R. Troup	Captain of H.M.S. Truant 15 Feb, 1926 – 3 Aug, 1927	Succeeded by Frederick R. G. Maunsell
Preceded by Martin J. C. de Meric	Captain of H.M.S. Trinidad late 1927 – 31 Dec, 1927	Succeeded by Thomas C. A. H. Ouchterlony
Preceded by Leslie T. Creery Hill	Captain of H.M.S. Scythe 31 Dec, 1927 – 21 Aug, 1928	Succeeded by Francis E. Wilmot-Sitwell
Preceded by Edward C. Thornton	Captain of H.M.S. Vidette 21 Aug, 1928 – 1 Jan, 1929	Succeeded by Ralph B. Gossage
Preceded by Francis S. W. de Winton	Captain of H.M.S. Somme Feb, 1929 – 3 Oct, 1930	Succeeded by Philip N. Walter
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M.S. Brazen 15 Jan, 1931 – 16 Apr, 1931	Succeeded by Henry J. Johnstone
Preceded by Edward Eastwick-Field	Captain of H.M.S. Tempest 5 Aug, 1931 – 1 Oct, 1932	Succeeded by William H. B. Wallace
Preceded by John Murray	Captain of H.M.S. Ambrose 1 Aug, 1933 – Sep, 1934	Succeeded by Rupert C. Taylor
Preceded by Vernon Hammersley-Heenan	Captain of H.M.S. Douglas 19 Apr, 1940 – 20 Nov, 1940	Succeeded by Harold G. Bowerman