Service Details
Name:
 ALGER
Given Name:
 GEORGE CROSBIE
Initials:
 G C
Trade:
 Pilot
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 Royal Flying Corps
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Unit:
 39th Training Sqdn.
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Former Regiment:
 formerly of South African Mounted Rifles reg. #3638
Date of Death:
 1917-06-07
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Age:
 27
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Maurice Farman Shorthorn A2480, Montrose, spun and nose dived, Montrose
Additional
Information:
Son of Alfred Crosbie and Emily Alger, of Durban Street, Aliwal North, South Africa. Cousin of Lilian Kate Alger, of Aliwal North. Born 1889 West Ham, Essex. A clerk. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918
Commemoration
Country:
 United Kingdom
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Locality:
 Angus
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Cemetery:
 MONTROSE (SLEEPYHILLOCK) CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 A7. 42.

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