Crabbe was born into an
ecclesiastical family on 15 July 1883, educated at
Trent College and
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and ordained in 1907. At Cambridge he excelled in athletics and was part of the
London Athletic Club, in addition to the Cambridge Athletic Club. He finished second behind
Bernard Blunden at the
1905 AAA Championships. He represented Great Britain at the
1906 Olympic Games in the 800m and 1500m. After a
curacy at St George's,
Newcastle-under-Lyme he was
Chaplain to the
Bishop of
Sierra Leone. He then held
Incumbencies at St Mary's
Peckham, and St Mary's,
Sheffield. From 1924 to 1936 he was
Rural Dean of
Greenwich then
Dulwich. In 1936 he became
Bishop of Mombasa. He returned to England in 1953 and was an
Assistant Bishop in the
Diocese of Portsmouth until 1958. He died on 22 October 1964. == References ==