Lionel Crabb

Lionel Crabb
Crabb, April 1944
Nickname(s)Buster
Born(1909-01-28)28 January 1909
London, England
Died19 April 1956(1956-04-19) (aged 47) (presumed dead)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Navy
Years of service1941–1947
RankLieutenant commander
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsOrder of the British Empire
George Medal
Other workMI6 diver

Lieutenant-Commander Lionel Kenneth Phillip Crabb, OBE, GM (28 January 1909 – presumed dead 19 April 1956), known as Buster Crabb, was a Royal Navy frogman and diver who vanished during a reconnaissance mission for MI6 around a Soviet Navy cruiser berthed at Portsmouth Dockyard in 1956.

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