Kenneth Crawford

Sir Kenneth Crawford
Born	1895
Died	1961 (aged 65–66)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	General
Commands held	British Forces in Greece
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Military Cross

General Sir Kenneth Noel Crawford KCB MC (1895–1961) was a British Army General who reached high office in the 1940s.

Military career

Crawford was commissioned into the Royal Engineers and went on to serve in World War I being awarded the MC in 1919.^[1]

He also served in World War II joining the British Expeditionary Force to France in 1939^[2] and becoming Director of Chemical Warfare for the Home Forces in 1940.^[2] He was appointed Deputy Adjutant-General in 1942^[2] and Director of Air at the War Office in 1943.^[2]

After the War he was made General Officer Commanding British Forces in Greece,^[2] then in 1947 he was appointed Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff and in 1949 he became Controller at the Ministry of Supply.^[3] In 1952 he was made Chairman of the Royal Ordnance Factories Board of Management; he retired in 1953.^[2]

He was also Chief Royal Engineer from 1958^[4] to 1961.^[5]

Retirement

In retirement he became a Director of Westland Aircraft.^[6]

Bibliography

• Problems of weapon development in the cold war by Kenneth Noel Crawford

References

1. The London Gazette: no. 31371. p. 6928. 30 May 1919. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
2. Generals.dk
3. About People The Age, 19 August 1949
4. The London Gazette: no. 41508. p. 5955. 26 September 1958. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
5. The London Gazette: no. 42342. p. 3258. 2 May 1961. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
6. Aviation Ancestry