Name
William Charles Cross
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
29/10/1917
27
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Sergeant
15655
Essex Regiment
10th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY
VIII.I.88
France
UK & Other Memorials
St Laurence Church Memorial, Wormley
Pre War
Born on 27 December 1889 and baptised at Wormley on 27 April 1890. Son of Fuller John and Mary Ann Cross of Wormley, Herts. 1911 Census: living at Kirby le Soken, Essex as a boarder and working as a Farm Labourer. On previous census was living with family at 9 Lee Vale Cottages, Wormley. Married Fanny J Green in late 1912 and lived in Chingford, Essex. She later remarried to William Smith and lived at High Road, Wormley, Herts.
Wartime Service
Enlisted in Walthamstow, Essex. Served in France and Flanders. Died of wounds.
Additional Information
Wife Fanny was awarded a war gratuity of £17.
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
