Vudhijaya Chalermlabha

Admiral Prince Vudhijaya Chalermlabh, Prince of Singha was a member of Chakri Dynasty. He served as Minister of Defence and List of [Commanders of the Royal Thai Army|commander] of Royal Thai Army between 1931 and 1932. Before then he served as the List of [commanders-in-chief of the Royal Thai Navy|Minister of the Navy] of Royal Thai Navy between 1924 and 1932.
He had trained in the British Royal Navy and was serving as a midshipman in the Mediterranean when in April 1904 he was rescued from drowning off the coast of Sardinia by the efforts of Captain Christopher Cradock of HMS [Bacchante (1901)|HMS Bacchante].