Jack Crawford (22 March 1775 in the East End of the Sunderland, England - 10 November 1831) was a sailor of the Royal Navy known as the "Hero of Camperdown." March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This is about the city of Sunderland in England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... A sailor is a member of the crew of a ship or boat. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ...

At the Battle of Camperdown (11 October 1797), Admiral Duncan's flagship was HMS Venerable. During the battle, part of the Venerable's mast was felled, including the admiral's flag. Lowering the Admiral's personal flag was a sign of surrender, and even an unintentional fall was unacce ptable. Despite being under intense gunfire, Crawford climbed the mast and nailed the colours to the top. The Battle of Camperdown, 11 October 1797 by Thomas Whitcombe, painted 1798, showing the British flagship Venerable engaged with the Dutch flagship Vrijheid. ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in Leap years). ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Admiral Adam Duncan Adam Duncan, Viscount Duncan of Camperdown (1 July 1731 - 4 August 1804), born in Lundie and receiving his education in Dundee - defeated the Dutch fleet off Camperdown (north of Haarlem) on 11 October 1797. ...

After the victory procession in London he was formally presented to the King and was given a government pension of £30 a year, and later a silver medal from the people of Sunderland. However, Crawford fell on hard times and drunkenness, and had to sell his medal. He became the second victim of the cholera epidemic of 1831 and was buried in an unmarked "pauper's" grave. St. ... Often then called Indian Cholera or Cholera Morbus, the outbreak of Cholera in Sunderland in 1831 was the first occurrence of the disease in the United Kingdom. ...

Towards the end of the nineteenth century interest was renewed about the 'Hero of Camperdown' which resulted in the erection of a headstone in a Sunderland churchyard in 1888, and two years later a monument was erected in Mowbray Park, opposite what is now the Civic Cen tre.

A pub in Monkwearmouth was named the Jack Crawford and sported a carve d figure of him on the side of the building. After the pub was destroyed during World War II, the figure was removed and is now on display in the Sunderland Museum. The medal is also now in the Museum. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ...

Outside Sunderland doubt has been raised about Crawford's heroics. Nevertheless, possible evidence that Crawford was not a volunteer, that he was forced to climb the mast, or that he was drunk is ignored by the people of his hometown. One book, written by the American Sheri Holman attracted cri ticism from the City's Mayor. However, local historian William Corder had already made the criticism in the 1890s; Corder thought little of Crawford. He claimed that it was reported by reliable witnesses that Crawford was "drunk, acted without orders, and should have been court martialled". But then, Corder dismissed as a "deplorable monument" what others called the "fine headstone" of 1888. A court-martial (plural courts-martial) is a military court that determines punishments for members of the military subject to military law. ...