- East St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada
Meritorious Service Decorations - Military Division
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Meritorious Service Medal
- Awarded on: April 26, 2017
- Invested on: February 28, 2018
As colonel of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Regiment, Lieutenant-General Crabbe was the driving force behind the Regiment’s highly successful 100th Anniversary celebrations. His leadership, guidance and tireless efforts galvanized the entire regimental family, enabling it to deliver a keystone element of the Government of Canada’s wider plan to honour the efforts of the nation’s First World War veterans.
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Meritorious Service Cross
- Awarded on: December 21, 1995
- Invested on: September 13, 1996
Between July 1994 and June 1995, Major-General Crabbe was the Deputy Force Commander and Canadian Contingent Commander of the United Nations Protection Force in the former Yugoslavia. During the difficult and challenging year, his professional knowledge and strength of character provided an exemplary standard of leadership and guidance. Major-General Crabbe's remarkable diplomatic skills were critical to the Joint United Nations and North Atlantic Treaty Organization planning processes, and his personal involvement helped to prevent a resumption of war between the Croats and the Krajin Serbs in Sector South. Throughout his period of service, Major-General Crabbe's exceptional performance furthered the cause of peace in this troubled region.