Name
Arthur Albert Cross
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
28/11/1917
22
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
205990 (*1)
Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
JERUSALEM WAR CEMETERY
A. 18.
Israel and Palestine (including Gaza)
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
Tring Town Memorial, St Peter & St Paul Church Roll of Honour, Tring
Pre War
Arthur Albert Cross was born on 26 Sep 1894 (baptised 8 Sep 1894) to Thomas Henry Cross, painter and Annie (nee Clark). Arthur’s father died in 1895.
On the 1901 Census Annie with children Herbert (born 1882), Florence (born 1883), George (born 1887), Ernest (born 1888) and Rose (born 1891), Clara (born 1892) and Arthur were living at Chapel Street, Tring.
On the 1911 Census Arthur’s mother was living at 49, Albert Street, Tring with George (a gardener), Ernest, Rose, Clara (domestic servant) and Arthur (a gardener).
Wartime Service
Arthur enlisted in Aylesbury as Private 2453 in Buckinghamshire Yeomanry (Royal Bucks Hussars). No Service Record was found for Arthur (he probably joined sometime in 1915).
The Bucks Yeomanry as part of 2nd Mounted Division went to Egypt in Apr 1915 and served at Gallipoli as dismounted cavalry. Arthur may have joined them in Egypt in 1916 as a reinforcement. Arthur was re-numbered as 205990 in the renumbering exercise in 1917 . Also in 1917 the Bucks Yeomanry joined the Yeomanry Mounted Division in the Palestine Campaign and were to take part in the 3rd Battle of Gaza ( 27 Oct-7 Nov), Battle of Mughar Ridge, (13-14 Nov), The Battle of Nabi Samweil (20 – 24 November) and the Turkish Counter Attack (27-29 Nov). Arthur was killed in this last action on 28 Nov 1917.
Additional Information
*1 SDITGW records his service number as 205999.
War Gratuity of £10 10s and arrears of £ 6 17s 5d was shared among his mother and surviving siblings. Brother Herbert William served with 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment and was killed in Action on 7 Sep 1915.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild
