Corporal
John Cross
Military Details
Service Number: 24/608
Regiment & Unit / Ship
1st Tyneside Irish 24 (Service) Northumberland Fusiliers
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Place of Enlistment
Bishop Auckland
Residence at Enlistment
22 Wear Street , Willington, Co Durham
Rank at Enlistment
Pte
Battalion at Enlistment
1st Tyneside Irish 24 (Service)
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1878
Place of Birth
Cleator
Religion
R.C.
Address
22 Wear Street , Willington, Co Durham
Residence (Census)
22 Wear Street , Willington, Co Durham
Residence (Roll of Honour)
22 Wear Street , Willington, Co Durham
Parents
William and Bridget Cross
Siblings
James Cross, Frances Cross
Married
Mary Elizabeth Cross
Children
Rose Ann Cross, Charlotte Cross , William Cross
Education and Occupation
Occupation
Coal Miner
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
1st July 1916
Age at Death
38
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action
Place of Death
Somme
Theater of Action
France
Battle
Battle of the Somme
Regiment at Death
Northumberland Fusiliers
Battalion/Vessel at Death
1st Tyneside Irish 24 (Service)
Rank at Death
Corporal
Buried or Commemorated at
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