Private G/1774 Anthony Cross
Regiment/Unit: Royal Fusiliers - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: Gallipoli
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 26/05/1915
Age at death: 19
Date of death: 4th of June 1915
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Helles Memorial - Panel 37 to 41 or 328.
Family details:
Mother Mary E is sole legatee.
Census details:
1901 - 5 years old Anthony is living at 5 Ellisons Square, Thatto Heath, St Helens with parents Joseph (30), Mary Ellen (29) and three siblings: Mary (7), James (3), Elizabeth (1). 1911 - Sees 15 years old 'Coal Miner (Waggoner)' Anthony living at 39 Balmer Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens with uncle Henry Cross (27) and Henry's widowed mother Elizabeth Cross (69).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=20]Remembered on St John the Evangelist, Ravenhead War Memorial[/url] Age taken from census.
[url=lmem.php?lmem=20]Remembered on St John the Evangelist, Ravenhead War Memorial[/url] Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/1774AnthonyCross.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/G1774AnthonyCross.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Helles Memorial bearing the inscription for Private Anthony Cross
(Photograph courtesy of Phil Wood off GWF )[/caption]
