Identity
Person No.
28803
Service No.
14324
Last Name
First Name
Crosley Henry
Initials
C H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, at Third Battle of Ypres (Battle of Menin Road)
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Thomas Tunstal Woodbush and Mary Woodbush, of Durban, Natal.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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K.M. Jordan — DLI research (ABW / WWI ROH)
K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #153 Private WOODBUSH, Crosley Henry, age 24, Force No 14324, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Durban 20/7/1893; a farmer before enlistment; served with the DLI in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in Belgium; killed in action during the 3rd Battle of Ypres. (Body never found) (Surname is WOOD BUSH on death certificate; WOOD-BUSH on the memorial & BUSH, H.W. in admission register.) Buried/commemorated: Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. (Also, on the Durban Cenotaph; the Durban High School & the Durban Light Infantry WWI Memorials.)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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