James Willie Crossland Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for James Willie Crossland, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

2 records1956–19562 events1 places

Chronological biography

1956

Warehouse Position Assaulted6 November 1956

Warfare / Suez War · Corporal · 40 Commando Royal Marines · Port Said

Crossland joins an assault on an Egyptian-held warehouse during 40 Commando's fighting in Port Said.

Warehouse Position Held Alone6 November 1956

Warfare / Suez War · Corporal · 40 Commando Royal Marines · Port Said

Crossland holds his position alone after casualties during the warehouse fight and continues engaging Egyptian defenders.

Titles and roles

Corporal · 40 Commando Royal Marines

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.