Background
He was born on 31 March 1831, the second son of William Belton Crealock of Langerton in Devon.
He was born on 31 March 1831, the second son of William Belton Crealock of Langerton in Devon.
Rugby School.
Crealock entered Rugby School in February 1844 and obtained a commission in the 90th Light Infantry on 13 October 1848. He obtained his lieutenancy on 24 December 1852, and his captaincy on 29 December 1854. On 5 December he landed at Balaklava and served at the siege of Sebastopol.
He was mentioned in the despatches for his gallant conduct during the attacks on the Redan on 18 June and 8 September 1855, and was appointed deputy adjutant quartermaster-general at headquarters on 17 September and at Constantinople in December.
On 20 July 1858 he reached the regimental rank of lieutenant-colonel. He served in the Indian campaigns of Rohilkhand, Biswara, and Transport-Gogra following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, serving during 1858 and 1859 on the staff of Sir William Rose Mansfield.
In March 1860 he was appointed military secretary to Lord Elgin during his Chinese embassy. On 6 July 1864 he received his colonelcy, and on 2 January 1870 was gazetted major-general.
During the Austro-Prussian War he was military attaché at Vienna, and from 1874 to 1877 he served as quartermaster-general in Ireland.
He was also created C.B.
Crealock retired from the army on 4 September 1884 with the rank of lieutenant-general. He died on 31 May 1891, at his residence, 20 Victoria Square. Monument in the Littleham Church in Devon.