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Driver William Sidney Austin Cross

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Military service

Service number: 42664
Age: 20
Rank: Driver
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Field Artillery
Division: 3rd Bde.
Birth: August 8, 1894 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment: September 24, 1914
Death: April 24, 1915 Wimereux, France

Burial/memorial information

WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Grave reference: I. E. 32A.
Additional information
Only son of William and Alice M. M. Cross, of Vancouver, British Columbia. Driver Cross passed away at Rawal Pindi British General Hospital.

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First World War (1914 – 1918)

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 11 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France

Wimereux is a small town situated about 5 kilometres north of Boulogne. From Boulogne take the A16 to Calais and come off at Junction 4. Take the road to Wimereux north, D242, for approximately 2 kilometres, following the road through the roundabout. Take the first turn on the left immediately after the roundabout and the WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY lies approximately 200 metres down this road on the left hand side. The Commonwealth War Graves are situated to the rear of the communal cemetery.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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