Comments on: Commander Lionel ‘Buster’ Crabb

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 01 May 2011 19:38:33 +0000

Very interesting. I have Cmdr Crabb at HMS Vulcano in Cumberland some time during WW2. Was he an Insructor there.

Thanks

Jeff

By: Lionel "Buster" Crabb - World War 2 Talk

Lionel "Buster" Crabb - World War 2 Talk — Sun, 01 May 2011 18:56:59 +0000

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By: christina millard

christina millard — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:17:12 +0000

I would like to thank you for this most interesting article. I was recently discussing with a relative the disappearance of my Uncle Eric. This relative was the last person to see him ou tof the family. Evidently at some stage Eric who had beena professional Marine joining before the war and stayed in for a time after,had given the relative a set of flippers( quite a rarity in those days,as he was driving Some people about who were involved in SAcuba and Buster Crabb’s name was in there somewhere. I ,a few years ago decided to try to trace my uncle as I’d never known him.All the family had said that he was a bit of a rogue.He had two sons who I wanted to get in touch wi8th. At one stage,I understand they were in an orphanage. Anyway a few years ago, I contacted the Red Cross. I received two letters. The first telling me that the Appropriate body had been informed! I took this to mean that he was alive (though by now I doubt it as he’d be around 90) The second reply was very clearly a “back off!” I would so like to find out if he was involved,as I thought it seemed as though maybe he’d had to go under a protection plan or something. His name is Eric Boxall. If you have any thing that could enlighten me I would appreciate it. Many thanks Christina Millard nee Gibbs/Boxall

By: Michael Peachman

Michael Peachman — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:15:52 +0000

Rest in peace uncle, my mother and uncle Percy surface fleet, uncle Jack submarines used to tell me about you since I was about 5 years old.you make me feel proud to be from an RN family.