migration from East Germany, and with rising incidence of tuberculosis. In 1948 De Crespigny was succeeded as commissioner by William Asbury and stayed in Kiel as British consul until 1956. He later lived at Vierville in Natal, South Africa. He died at Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa. Recognition De Crespigny was awarded the Military Cross in May 1916. He was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1943 New Year Honours for his service with the RAF during the Second World War. Family De Crespigny married Sylvia Ethel Usher in Fovant, Wiltshire, on 7 October 1926. They had four sons: Robert Vivian Champion de Crespigny (12 October 1927 - 14 December 1929) Hugh Philip Champion de Crespigny (1928 – 24 April 2004) Anthony Richard Champion de Crespigny (26 September 1930 – 15 November 2008) Julian Augustus Claude Champion de Crespigny (1934–1974) Notes References 1897 births 1969 deaths People educated at Brighton Grammar School Military personnel from Melbourne Suffolk Regiment officers Aviators from Melbourne Companions of the Order of the Bath Recipients of the Military Cross Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France) Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Royal Air Force air marshals of World War II Royal Flying Corps officers British Army personnel of World War I Royal Air Force personnel of World War I People from Brighton, Victoria