ABSTRACT
Rear-Admiral Sir William Creswell, KCMG, RAN. He can be said to have created the RAN at the time of the formation of the Commonwealth, becoming the Director of Naval Forces in 1905.
He joined the RN in 1867; 1873, Lieutenant. Thereafter he served successively/simultaneously in the naval forces of the colonies of South Australia (1885, Lieutenant; 1891, Commander), Queens-land and Victoria. In 1905 he was made Captain; 1911, Rear-Admiral, RAN.
