2931860 Cpl. Fred Birch and 3771804 LCpl. Alfred John Crosby
Photo from the collection of LCpl. Alfred John Crosby, 'B' Tp. No 7 Cdo. courtesy of his son Ron Crosby who adds "My Father went on a mission near Bardia on the Egypt/Libya border. Then onto Crete to assist with evacuations where he was injured. Later in life, aged 46, he got bone cancer possibly from shrapnel still in his spine. He passed away 10 years later, aged 56, in Wellington, New Zealand. He was awarded the Africa Star, War Medal 1939-1945, and the 1939-1945 Star." .
The death, on the 7th May 1978, of Alfred John Crosby (7 Cdo), from Wellington, New Zealand, was announced in Commando Association newsletter 67.
