Bernard Cruddas
British politician
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Lieutenant Colonel Bernard Cruddas DSO (1 January 1882 – 23 December 1959) was a British Conservative politician.
Bernard Cruddas | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Wansbeck | |
| In office 1931–1940 | |
| Preceded by | George William Shield |
| Succeeded by | Donald Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1882 |
| Died | 23 December 1959 (aged 77) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
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]
