Bernard Cruddas

Bernard Cruddas
MP
Member of Parliament
for Wansbeck
In office
1931–1940
Preceded byGeorge William Shield
Succeeded byDonald Scott
Personal details
Born(1882-01-01)1 January 1882
Died23 December 1959(1959-12-23) (aged 77)
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
RankLieutenant Colonel
Battles/warsFirst World War

Lieutenant Colonel Bernard Cruddas DSO (1 January 1882 – 23 December 1959) was a British Conservative politician.

Educated at Winchester College, Cruddas was commissioned into the 4th (Militia) Battalion of the North Staffordshire Regiment in July 1899,[1] but the following year transferred to the Regular Army and the Northumberland Fusiliers (later the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers).[2]

He reached the rank of Lieutenant colonel in World War I and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in January 1918.[3]

He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wansbeck at the 1931 general election, and returned at the 1935 election. He stood down in 1940, and at the Wansbeck by-election on 29 July the Conservative candidate Donald Scott was returned unopposed.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "No. 27104". The London Gazette. 2 January 1899. p. 4761.
  2. ^ "No. 27219". The London Gazette. 10 August 1900. p. 4947.
  3. ^ "No. 25". The Edinburgh Gazette. 2 January 1918. p. 23.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Wansbeck
1931–1940 		Succeeded by


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