Education
He was educated at King"s School, Ely and Queen"s College, Oxford.
He was educated at King"s School, Ely and Queen"s College, Oxford.
He entered the Indian Civil Service in 1939 and served in the Madras Presidency. When India became independent in 1947 he entered the Commonwealth Relations Office in London. He served in Calcutta and Washington, and was Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations 1952-1953.
Crawley was Deputy High Commissioner in Lahore, Pakistan, 1958-1961.
Attended the Imperial Defence College in 1962. Was British High Commissioner in Sierra Leone 1963-1966 and Ambassador to Bulgaria 1966-1970.
And finally was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Holy See from 1970-1975.