He is almost certainly George Henry Breakwell Crossland but I cannot prove it. He is the only Henry Crossland born in Warks in a 5 year period. And for example his Red Cross Card and Shipping Record are "Henry"One would need the BC to be sure
1900 Jan 24 . Born Warks
1911 census Kingswood Rd, Mosley, B'Ham
1918 Apr Served as a Red Cross Driver in the Balkans. Same address as 1911 census
1920 Dec 14. RIC no 76610 & Adric (824 ) ex-soldier
Posted to Gormanston
1921 Jam 19. Posted to I Coy
1922 Feb 24 Disbanded at Gormanston
1922 Jun 30. Leaves UK for India . Military Police. Kingsland Rd, Address
1931 Jan 2. He leaves UK for S Africa. He is an Instructor, travels 1st Class, had been living in Irish Republic, and is going to live in south Africa
1935 Apr 29. Henry Crossland arrives in UK from S Africa. He travels with wife Gertrude. Their UK address is Argyle St, Rhyde, IOW. They have been living in Rhodesia. He is a Sgt Instructor
1937 May 28 Leaves UK for South Africa. He is a SSM in Military Police, living in S Rhodesia
1941 Jul 1. Made Temp Lieutenant. Serving Permanent Staff Corps in Southern Rhodesia Military Forces (Would become Rhodesian Air Force) His nickname 'Shorty'.
1942 Jul 1 . Bulawayo, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe his 2nd Marriage. He was at No.2 Training camp Bulawayo she was living in town, her age 21+ a spinster and him divorced. She was Lillian Joy Burgess (1905–)
1944 Dec 5, South Africa Died on active service with Southern Rhodesia Staff Corps an airman he was a Captain and held an MBE (Awarded 1941). Service no: psc/4. Buried JOHANNESBURG (WEST PARK) CEMETERY. Lung Cancer killed him.
