BORN HULL 1889. SON OF JAMES WILLIAM CROSS (1860-1951) & JANE (OTTER) CROSS OF 8, RICHMOND TERRACE, CHARLES STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS). ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. SON OF A DOCK. HE ALSO WORKED AS A DOCK LABOURER.
HE ENLISTED HULL, ON 07/09/1914. JOINED THE 1ST/1ST EAST RIDING YEOMANRY, “B” SQUARDON. SERVED IN THE MIDDLE EAST. DIED OF WOUNDS, IN PALESTINE, ON 15/11/1917, AGED 28. HE IS COMMEMORATED IN THE GAZA WAR CEMETERY.
A SINGLE MAN. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, JAMES. HE LEFT BROTHERS, BERNARD, JOHN AND DUDLEY, AND SISTERS, MABEL AND PHYLLIS.
| Name | Claude Cross |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorkshire, 1889 |
| Residence | Hull |
| Death Date | 15 Nov 1917 |
| Death Place | Palestine – Gaza War Cemetery, Israel & Palestine (including Gaza) |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line |
| Battalion | East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry |
| Regimental Number | 50415 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Egyptian Theatre |
First name:
CLAUDE
Regiment:
Military Number:
50415
Rank:
Private
Date Died
15/11/1917
Place died:
Gaza War Cemetery, Israel & Palestine (including Gaza)
Age:
28
