Joe Baker-Cresswell

Addison Joe Baker-Cresswell
Born2 February 1901
Mayfair, London
Died4 March 1997 (aged 96)
Bamburgh, Northumberland
Buried
St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh, Northumberland, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1919–1951
RankCaptain
UnitHMS Tiger
HMS Castor
HMS Veronica
HMS Adventure
HMS Nelson
HMS Rodney
Commands heldHMS Arrow
HMS Bulldog
HMS Gambia
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsDSO
Other workHigh Sheriff of Northumberland

Captain Addison Joe Baker-Cresswell DSO (2 February 1901 – 4 March 1997) was a Royal Navy officer, aide-de-camp to King George VI and High Sheriff of Northumberland. He is noted prominently for his role as the commanding officer of HMS Bulldog during the capture of U-110, from which an intact Enigma cipher machine was seized.


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