Auction Catalogue

22 June 1999

Starting at 1:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Arts Club  40 Dover St  London  W1S 4NP

Lot

№ 675

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22 June 1999

Hammer Price:
£110

Three: Lance Sergeant F. J. Cross, 20th (Blackheath and Woolwich Battalion) London Regiment, later Machine Gun Corps
1914-15 Star (2503 Pte., 20-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2503 Cpl., 20-Lond. R.); together with related memorial plaque (Albert Victor Cross), with condolence transmission slips for trio and boxes and packets of issue for medals and plaque, extremely fine (4) £70-90

Sergeant Frederick James Cross died on 24 June 1920 whilst serving with the 141st Company, Machine Gun Corps. He is buried at the City of London Cemetery.

Private Albert Victor Cross was born in Hackney and enlisted at Woolwich. He was killed in action France and Flanders 4 October 1917 whilst serving with the 1st battalion, Hampshire Regiment.