Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Madras 1914-1918 War Memorial | Face 27 Chennai | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.120 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 31B/61A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of John and Catherine Cross; husband of Mary C. France (formerly Cross), of 70, Osmaston Rd., Prenton, Merseyside. Buried in Auahabad New Cantonment Cemetery.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Royal Army Medical Corps |
| Action : India & Imperial Policing |
At the start of the war it was important to bring Regular Battalions back from their 'Imperial Policing' role in India and the FarEast. These troops were replaced by Territorial and other Garisson troops.
Detail :
CAPTAIN J. CROSS, R.A.M.C. died at Allahabad on July 21st 1918. He was educated at Glasgow University, where he graduated M.B. and Ch.B. in 1903, and after serving as house-physician and house-surgeon to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, and as locumtenent in Shetland, he proceeded to London for a course of study in tropical disease, and subsequently accepted an appointment as medical officer at Lagos, Southern Nigeria. Five years later he returned to this country and commenced practice at Birkenhlead. In June, l917, he received a comimission as temporary lieutenant in the R.A.M.C., and in view of his knowledge of tropical diseases was sent to Allahabad. He was promoted to captain after a year's service. The 1921 Masonic Roll of Honour lists him as a Lt-Surgeon. Sources; BMJ; 17/8/1918 BMJ; 14/9/1918
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Cholmondeley No. 1908 E.C. | Cheshire |
| Joined : | Abbey No. 3778 E.C. | Cheshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
13th March 1913 | 10th April 1913 | 8th May 1913 |
Petitioner and founder member of the Abbey Lodge No. 3778 in Cheshire, warranted to meet from 18th July 1916. In the contribution record of Abbey it shows "Died on active service June
1918."
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley