Thomas Crisp
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Thomas Crisp VC, DSC, RNR (28 April 1876 – 15 August 1917) was an English sailor and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross. Crisp, in civilian life a commercial fisherman operating from Lowestoft in Suffolk, earned his award after being killed during the defence of his vessel, the armed naval smack Nelson, in the North Sea against an attack from a German submarine in 1917.[1]
Thomas Crisp | |
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Born | 28 April 1876 Lowestoft, Suffolk, England |
Died | 15 August 1917 (aged 41) Naval smack Nelson, North Sea, off Humber Estuary, England |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1915–1917 |
Rank | Skipper |
Unit | Royal Naval Reserve |
Commands held | HM Armed Smack Nelson |
Battles/wars | First World War |
Awards | Victoria Cross Distinguished Service Cross |
Crisp's self-sacrifice in the face of this "unequal struggle" was used by the government to bolster morale during some of the toughest days of the First World War for Britain, in late 1917, during which Britain was suffering heavy losses at the Battle of Passchendaele.[2] His exploit was read aloud by David Lloyd George in the Houses of Parliament and made headline news for nearly a week.