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Identity
Person No.
4735
Service No.
PSC/4
Last Name
Crossland 3
First Name
George Henry Breakwell
Initials
G H B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1900 (±1 yr) 315
Age at Death
44
Death Record
Date of Death
12 May 1944 119
Cause code
DOAS 7,466
Died on active service
Cause of Death
Died on active service 6,447
Died on active service
Military Service
Rank
Captain
Regiment
Unknown
Corps
Southern Rhodesia Staff Corps 1
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UK 4,066
British forces
Location
Country
South Africa 23,874
Locality
Gauteng 9,374
Cemetery
JOHANNESBURG (WEST PARK) CEMETERY 478
Grave Reference
Mil. Sec. Grave 186. 1
Coordinates
-26.15926, 27.9943 OSM
Notes

Son of George Henry and Emma Eliza Crossland, of Balsall Common, Warwickshire, England.

Research notes


4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "Southern Rhodesia Staff Corps" (a branch, not a specific regiment) moved to Corps, per John's decision on the broader Regiment/Corps field-swap review.

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