Joined Royal Navy in 1943, abandoning a foreign language degree course at Trinity College, Cambridge.
Built Horns Hill House, Webbs Green, Soberton in 1953
His last sea-going posting was as supply officer on HMS Kent in the 1960s, awarded OBE in 1963 New Year's Honours, and CBE in 1974
He served as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Policy) 1977-1979, promoted to Rear-Admiral in 1978
Port Admiral, Rosyth from 1979-1981 and promoted to Vice-Admiral on 7 April 1981.
Appointed Chief of Fleet Support (1981-1983) covering the Falklands Conflict, one of few officers who had WWII experience.
Oversaw the run-down of Chatham Dockyard and received his knighthood just before his retirement in 1983.
Was chair of governors at his old school, Stowe and president of Royal Navy Benevolent Fund
Was a bellringer at St. Peter's Soberton
His Wikipedia page
Obituary from The Times, 26th January 1991

Founder of Soberton and Newtown local history society

Known as Sir Vaughan Morgan
Pictures held at National Portrait Gallery
Other information on Great War Forum
His page on The Peerage

Was known as Grimwood Mears, lived locally, first wife is buried in St. Peter's Soberton, but he died in Ipswich where he lived with his second wife
Corhampton Golf Club History
WWII Letter to Hampshire Chronicle about THE PLOUGHING UP OF CORHAMPTON GOLF COURSE
WWI review of the Destruction of Belgium
Description of him on his second wife Margaret Tempest children's book illustrator (eg Little Grey Rabbit) website
Was in Bombay from 1924 to 1932. Listed as employee of East India Company in 1928
Found on 1939 Register living at Fair Rising, Station Road, Soberton. Listed as "Indian Lawyer - retired"

This Peerage News article is about his wife, Isma Rosemary CROMPTON-INGLEFIELD who he married in 1953 and quotes his death (in a car crash) exactly as per grave.
Her date of birth was 1931
His father was Captain John Stuart Crawford, so maybe he was born abroad?