Please answer the following question: Facts: - battles: world war ii - allegiance: united kingdom 23px - death date: 1900 1979 - commands: 7th 133rd infantry brigade land forces in hong kong bn oxfordshire and buckinghamshire light infantry cyrenaica district - awards: companion order of the order of the bath distinguished service - birth date: 1900 - name: ralph cruddas - branch: united kingdom 23px - rank: major-general Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ralph cruddas .
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major general ralph cyril cruddas cb dso -lrb- 1900 -- 1979 -rrb- was commander of british forces in hong kong .