Crauford | George Standish Gage | | Captain | CRAUFORD, GEORGE STANDISH GAGE, Captain, was born 19 November 1872, eldest son of Sir Charles William Frederick Crauford, 4th Baronet (son of the Reverend Sir Charles William Crauford and the Honourable Hester King, daughter of Peter, 7th Lord King, and sister of the 1st Earl Lovelace), and of the Honourable Isolda Caroline Vereker, daughter of the 4th Viscount Gort. He was educated at Wellington College, and Sandhurst, and was gazetted to the Gordon Highlanders 18 June, 1892. He served in the Chitral Campaign in 1895, with the Relief Force, being present at the storming of the Malakand Pass (Medal with clasp). He was promoted Lieutenant 20 May 1896, and next saw active service with the Tirah Expeditionary Force. He was slightly wounded in the action of Dargai, and was present at the operations in the Maidan Waran and Bazar Valleys, and received two clasps. He became Captain 17 August 1899, and served in the South African War, 1899-1902, taking part in the advance on Kimberley, including the action at Magersfontein; operations in the Orange Free State, February to May 1900, including operations at Paardeberg (17 to 26 February); actions at Poplar Grove, Driefontein, Houtnek (Thoba Mountain) and Vet River (5 to 6 May) and Zand River; operations in the Transvaal in May and June, 1900, including actions near Johannesburg and Pretoria; operations in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July to 29 November 1900, including actions at Belfast (26 and 27 August) and Lydenberg (5 to 8 September); operations in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, July to 29 November 1900; operations in Cape Colony, south of Orange River, 1899-1900; operations in Cape Colony, north of Orange River. He was afterwards in command of Mounted Infantry Battalion; operations in Cape Colony, March, 1901; operations in Orange River Colony, April to June, 1901; operations in the Transvaal, June to November 1901. He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette 10 September 1901]; received the Queen's Medal with five clasps, the King's Medal with two clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27 September 1901]: "George Standish Gage Crauford, Captain, Gordon Highlanders. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". He was invested by the King 18 December 1902. Captain Crauford was ADC to the GO Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command, 20 July to 13 October 1905; was employed with the West African Frontier Force 14 October 1905 to 14 October 1908; became Major 10 August 1911; was specially employed under the Government of India 29 May 1911 to 13 April, 1915, and was created a CIE in 1913. Major Crauford served in the European War, 1914 to 1918; as GSO2, Training Centre, Northern Command, 26 June to 7 December 1915; was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel 14 March 1915; commanded the 3rd Infantry Brigade, British Armies in France, 28 November 1916 to 14 March, 1917. and the 18th Infantry Brigade, British Armies in France, 13 September 1917 to 8 April, 1919. He was appointed ADC to the King 3 June, 1918; became Colonel 14 March, 1919, and commanded the 1st Brigade, Midland Division, British Army of the Rhine, from 26 April 1919. Colonel Crauford was created a CMG in 1916, and a CB in 1919, and was given the Brevet of Colonel 3 June, 1918.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | Gordon Highlanders |