Name |
Francis George CROSS (d) |
Rank/Number |
Lance Corporal / 265897 |
Regiment/Unit |
Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry / 1/1st Bucks Battalion |
Enlisted |
Aylesbury |
Age/Date of death |
23 / 10 Mar 1917 |
How died/Theatre of war |
Killed in action / France & Flanders |
Residence at death |
1911: Dashwood Ave, H Wycombe |
Cemetery |
Assevillers New British Cemetery, Somme, France |
Grave Reference |
IX.A.5 |
Location of memorial |
High Wycombe St John Desborough Rd |
Date/Place of birth |
03 Feb 1894 / Lane End |
Date/Place of baptism |
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Occupation of Casualty |
chair polisher GH & S Keen of Frogmoor |
Parents/Occupation |
Moses & Fanny Cross / chair maker |
Parents' Address |
86 Green St, High Wycombe |
Wife |
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Wife's Address |
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Notes |
Service number when a Private - 2688. Prominent footballer. Brother of Percy Stanley Cross. Known as Saccy. Also worked for Messrs Hill & Butler, Desborough Rd |