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Air Mechanic 2Nd Class FRANCIS WILLIAM CROSS

Service Number: FX.84579
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Navy

H.M.S. Victory V

Date of Death

Died 27 September 1941

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

PLUSH (ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST) CHURCHYARD

Near S.E. corner of church.

United Kingdom

Headstone

Photographer: Mark Walker

  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Henry Ashley Cross and Gertrude Cross, of Plush.
  • Personal Inscription UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY
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Buried or commemorated at

PLUSH (ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST) CHURCHYARD
Dorset United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 1
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