Francis Cromie

Francis Newton Allen Cromie
NascitaDuncannon, 30 gennaio 1882
MortePietrogrado, 31 agosto 1918
Luogo di sepolturaCimitero di Smolenskij, San Pietroburgo
Dati militari
Paese servitoRegno Unito
Forza armataRoyal Navy
Anni di servizio1898-1918
GradoCapitano
GuerrePrima guerra mondiale
CampagneSpedizione Seymour
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Francis Newton Allen Cromie (Duncannon, 30 gennaio 1882Pietrogrado, 31 agosto 1918) è stato un ufficiale irlandese[1][2][3][4] responsabile delle operazioni di intelligence britannici nel nord della Russia per la British Naval Intelligence Division[5].

  1. ^ Creagh O'Moore e Edith Humphris, The V.C. AND D.S.O.; A complete record of all those officers, non-commissioned officers and men of His Majesty's naval, military and air forces who have been awarded these decorations from the time of their institution, with descriptions of the deeds and services which won the distinctions and with many biographical and other details, compiled from official publications and despatches, letters from commanding officers and other contemporary accounts, and from information from private sources., III, London, The Standard Art Book Co. Ltd., 1926, p. 230.
  2. ^ KERENSKY'S KIN ARRESTED BY REDS; 40 BRITISH TAKEN. Intense Indignation in London Over Killing of Capt. Cromie—Threats of Reprisals. (JPG), Brooklyn, New York, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Thursday, 5 September 1918., p. 2. URL consultato il 7 aprile 2014 (archiviato dall'url originale l'8 aprile 2014).
    «KERENSKY'S KIN ARRESTED BY REDS; 40 BRITISH TAKEN. Intense Indignation in London Over Killing of Capt. Cromie—Threats of Reprisals.»
  3. ^ SOVIETS RAID BRITISH; Attack on Moscow Consulate Follows Petrograd Outrage. (JPG), Washington, District of Columbia, The Washington Post, Friday, 6 September 1918., p. 1. URL consultato il 7 aprile 2014 (archiviato dall'url originale l'8 aprile 2014).
    «SOVIETS RAID BRITISH; Attack on Moscow Consulate Follows Petrograd Outrage.»
  4. ^ Arthur Pollen, THE TRAGEDY OF CAPTAIN CROMIE. A MARTYR TO DUTY. (PDF), XLVIII, n. 13609, Oamaru, New Zealand, The Oamaru Mail, Wednesday, 13 November 1918., p. 6. URL consultato il 9 aprile 2014 (archiviato dall'url originale il 15 giugno 2014).
    «THE TRAGEDY OF CAPTAIN CROMIE. A MARTYR TO DUTY.»
  5. ^ Harry Ferguson, Operation Kronstadt: The True Story of Honour, Espionage, and the Rescue of Britain's Greatest Spy The Man with a Hundred Faces, London, Arrow Books, 2010, ISBN 978-0-09-951465-7.

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