Facts: - death place: nettlecombe , dorset - caption: victor crutchley in 1942 - battles: first world war second world war - death date: 24 january 1986 - allegiance: united kingdom - commands: royal devonport warspite 03 6 fishery protection and mine-sweeping flotilla diomede navy 1919 6 dockyard , gibraltar hm australian squadron hmnb - placeofburial: st mary 's churchyard , powerstock - awards: victoria bath distinguished service cross mentioned in despatches croix de guerre cross -lrb- france -rrb- chief commander legion of merit -lrb- united knight states -rrb- polonia restituta -lrb- poland -rrb- commander of the order of the - birth date: 2 november 1893 - serviceyears: 1906 -- 1947 - name: sir victor crutchley - branch: united kingdom - image: sir victor crutchley awm.jpeg - birth place: chelsea , london - rank: admiral Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of victor crutchley .
admiral sir victor alexander charles crutchley -lrb- 2 november 1893 -- 24 january 1986 -rrb- was a royal navy admiral during the second world war and a first world war recipient of the victoria cross , the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to british and commonwealth forces .