Private 2181 Thomas Cross

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Royal Fusiliers - 3rd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 23
Date of death: 26th of April 1915 (Monday)
Born: Parr, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 6 and 8.

BMD details:
Marriage: 01/11/1914 Thomam Cross to Margaritam M McDonnell at Sacred Heart RC, St Helens.

Family details:
Widow. Mrs Margaret Mary Cross, 5 Ravenhead Cottages, St Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1901 - 9 years old Thomas is living at 135 Park Road, Parr, St Helens with parents Joseph (54), Hannah (53) and three siblings: Harry (19), James (16), William (13). Also at the address is James seniors grand daughter Clara Mathews (8). 1911 - Sees 19 years old 'Collier (daywager) Below Ground' Thomas living at 77 Park Road, Parr, St Helens with widowed father Joseph Cross (63) and brother William Cross (23).

Notes:
Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/2181ThomasCross.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/ThomasCross-RFs.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private Thomas Cross on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Photograph courtesy of [url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1966751]Find A Grave[/url])[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_ext/LoweHouseMem6.jpg[/pic] [caption]Thomas is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]