Sir John Gregory Crace | |
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Born | Gungahlin, NSW, Australia | 6 February 1887
Died | 11 May 1968 Hampshire, England | (aged 81)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1902–1946 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands held | Chatham Dockyard (1942–46) Task Force 44 (1942) HM Australian Fleet (1939–42) HMS Emerald (1934–37) HMS Osprey (1924–25, 1930–32) HMS Valhalla (1929–30) |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Vice Admiral Sir John Gregory Crace KBE, CB (6 February 1887 – 11 May 1968) was an Australian who came to prominence as an officer of the Royal Navy (RN). He commanded the Australian-United States Support Force, Task Force 44, at the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942.
Crace was born to Kate Marion Crace and Edward Kendall Crace at Gungahlin, New South Wales (now part of the Australian Capital Territory). He was educated at The Kings School in Parramatta, before completing school in the UK in October 1899.