Dayrell Crackanthorpe Explained

Dayrell Eardley Montague Crackanthorpe, CMG (1871 – 1950) was a British diplomat.^{[1] [2]}

In 1914, Crackanthorpe was in charge of the British legation at Belgrade at the time of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

He was British Minister to the Central American Republics from 1919 to 1922, but did not proceed to post.

He was the brother of the writer Hubert Crackanthorpe.^[3]

References

1. News: 10 February 1950 . Mr. D. E. M. Crackanthorpe . . 9.
2. News: 11 February 1950 . Dayrell Crackanthorpe . . 12.
3. Adams . Jad . Winter 2009 . The drowning of Hubert Crackanthorpe and the persecution of Leila Macdonald . English Literature in Transition 1880-1920 . 52 . 1.