Rear-Admiral John Crawford Wilson (1834 – 4 July 1885) was a Royal Navy officer who was appointed Commodore in command of the Australia Station.

[1] Wilson was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Navy in 1855.

He was appointed Commodore in command of the Australia Station in 1878.

[2][3][4] In 1879, in response to the murders of island traders, Wilson led a punitive expedition on HMS Wolverine against natives in the New Hebrides and Solomon Islands.

[5][6][7] He was promoted to the rank of rear admiral in 1881 at the conclusion of his term in Australia.