  rear-admiral sir christopher "kit" george francis maurice cradock kcvo cb sgm (2 july 1862 &ndash; 1 november 1914) was a british officer of the royal navy. == early life and career == cradock was born at hartforth, richmond, north yorkshire.paul g. halpern, âcradock, sir christopher george francis maurice (1862â1914)â, oxford dictionary of national biography, oxford university press, 2004; online edn, jan 2011 accessed 13 may 2011 he earned a reputation for great gallantry. he entered the royal navy in 1875, and saw action in the mediterranean, serving with distinction. in 1900 in china during the boxer rebellion, he commanded a mixture of british, german and japanese sailors during the capture of the taku forts, and was promoted captain and received the prussian order of the crown with swords as a result. on 24 march 1902 he was posted to hms andromeda at the mediterranean station, where he served as flag captain to rear-admiral sir baldwin wake walker. cradock was promoted to rear-admiral in 1910. he was involved in the sea rescue of the passengers and crew of the  in december 1911. he was awarded the kcvo in 1912. in 1913, he was given command of the north america and west indies station. from at least 21 until 26 april 1914, cradock was at veracruz on  during the united states occupation of veracruz. [the landin
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