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6287277 Corporal Ronald Herbert Crossley

Killed/died of wounds/other causes in Palestine (1943) or in the United Kingdom (early 1944) due to training or exercises.
Photograph of Hero Killed In Action


Born on:
Died on: 26 Aug 1943
Died at: Palestine
Aged: 22
Buried at: Khayat Beach War Cemetery C.G.9.

Rest in Peace Corporal Crossley:
11th Bn. Parachute Regt., A.A.C.


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