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Thomas Crisp

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First World War posthumous Victoria Cross recipient (1876-1917)

Lived 1876 to 1917 · aged 41
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Thomas Crisp VC, DSC, RNR was an English sailor and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross.

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Crisp with his family in about 1907Crisp with his family in about 1907A UC-class coastal U-boat similar to the one that may have sunk NelsonA UC-class coastal U-boat similar to the one that may have sunk NelsonThe cenotaph memorial for Thomas Crisp VC in Lowestoft CemeteryThe cenotaph memorial for Thomas Crisp VC in Lowestoft CemeteryMemorial Plaque to Crisp displayed at Lowestoft Maritime MuseumMemorial Plaque to Crisp displayed at Lowestoft Maritime Museum

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Victoria Cross

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About this person

Thomas Crisp VC, DSC, RNR 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.

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deceased
Dates
Lived 1876 to 1917 · aged 41
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