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Name	Francis George CROSS
Rank/Number	Lance Corporal   265897
Regiment	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
Last known address	1911: Dashwood Ave, H Wycombe
Cemetery	Assevillers New British Cemetery, Somme, France
Grave or Memorial 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
Pre-war occupation of Casualty	chair polisher GH & S Keen of Frogmoor
Parents	Moses & Fanny Cross
Parent's occupation	chair maker
Parents' Address (last known)	86 Green St, High Wycombe
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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

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