Birth of Richard Crossman
Richard Howard Stafford Crossman is born into the family of Charles Stafford and Helen Crossman.
Role range: 1907-1974
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Richard Howard Stafford Crossman Biography and Timeline
Follow Richard Howard Stafford Crossman through 88 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Richard Howard Stafford Crossman, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1907–1946Years on this page
1907
1915
Twyford School
Receives his early education at Twyford School before progressing to Winchester College.
Role range: 1915-1920
1920
Winchester College
Wins a scholarship to Winchester College and develops a reputation for intellectual ability.
Role range: 1920-1925
1923
Senior Scholar
Becomes a senior scholar during his education at Winchester College.
Role range: 1920-1925
1924
School Football
Captains the Winchester College football team during his final school years.
Role range: 1920-1925
School Prefect
Serves as Prefect of Hall while completing his studies at Winchester College.
Role range: 1920-1925
1925
New College Oxford
Enters New College, Oxford, to study classical subjects and philosophy.
Role range: 1925-1930
1927
Classical Studies
Develops his interest in Plato, political philosophy and the problems of democratic government.
Role range: 1925-1930
1929
First Class Degree
Graduates from Oxford with first-class honours.
Role range: 1925-1930
1930
Germany
Travels in Germany and observes the political tensions weakening the Weimar Republic.
Role range: 1930-1931
1931
New College Fellowship
Is elected a fellow of New College and begins an academic career at Oxford.
Role range: 1931-1937
1932
German Politics
Studies political developments in Germany as extremist movements gain influence.
Role range: 1931-1937
1933
National Socialism
Develops a strong opposition to National Socialism after witnessing political change in Germany.
Role range: 1931-1937
1934
Oxford City Council
Is elected to Oxford City Council as a Labour representative.
Role range: 1934-1940
Oxford Labour Group
Becomes a leading figure among Labour councillors on Oxford City Council.
Role range: 1934-1940
1935
Oxford Labour Party
Chairs the Oxford Labour Party while combining local politics with writing and teaching.
Role range: 1935-1940
1936
New Statesman
Contributes political commentary to the New Statesman before the Second World War.
Role range: 1936-1940
1937
Plato Today
Publishes Plato Today, relating classical political thought to modern threats against democracy.
Role range: 1937-1937
Labour Election Campaign
Campaigns for Labour candidates and speaks to voters during Oxford municipal elections.
Role range: 1934-1940
1939
Government and the Governed
Publishes Government and the Governed, examining political ideas and their practical application.
Role range: 1939-1939
Totalitarianism
Condemns fascism, communism and other totalitarian systems as threats to democratic government.
Role range: 1939-1945
1940
Wartime Propaganda
Begins wartime work producing political propaganda directed toward Germany and occupied Europe.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
1941
Political Warfare Executive
Appointed to lead the German section of the Political Warfare Executive.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1941-1944
BBC German Service
Helps produce anti-Nazi broadcasts for listeners in Germany.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1941-1944
1942
Radio Propaganda
Develops radio material intended to weaken confidence in the Nazi regime.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1941-1944
1943
German Morale
Studies German civilian and military morale to improve Allied psychological warfare.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1941-1944
1944
Serious Illness
Continues reading, writing and correspondence during a serious three-month illness.
Role range: 1944-1944
Psychological Warfare Division
Becomes an assistant chief in the psychological warfare organisation serving Allied headquarters.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1944-1945
German Re-education
Contributes to Allied planning for political information and re-education in defeated Germany.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1944-1945
1945
Dachau Concentration Camp
Visits Dachau shortly after Allied forces liberate the concentration camp.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1944-1945
General Election - General Election
Wins the newly created Coventry East constituency at the Labour general election victory.
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1974
General Election Election Outcome
General election outcome recorded for Richard Howard Stafford Crossman: Wins the newly created Coventry East constituency at the Labour general election victory.
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1974
General Election Government
Government context for this general election: Wins the newly created Coventry East constituency at the Labour general election victory.
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1974
General Election
Wins the newly created Coventry East constituency at the Labour general election victory.
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1974
Maiden Parliamentary Contributions
Begins contributing to Commons debates, including discussion of British policy toward Greece.
Role range: 1945-1974
Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
Is appointed to the Anglo-American Committee investigating European Jewry and Palestine.
Role range: 1945-1946
Order of British Empire
Receives the OBE for his wartime service in psychological warfare.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1945-1945
Germany Mission
Enters Germany with Allied psychological warfare staff during the final months of the war.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1944-1945
German Concentration Camps Factual Survey
Co-writes material for a British documentary recording evidence from liberated concentration camps.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1945-1945
1946
Committee Report
Supports the committee recommendation permitting 100,000 Jewish displaced persons to enter Palestine.
Role range: 1945-1946
Records, sources and methodology
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