Bmdr
David Bradley Cross
Informations sur naissance
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Date de naissance: 08/08/1891 |
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Lieu de naissance: Edgware, Middlesex, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
Informations générales
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Profession: Peintre |
Informations service militaire
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Pays: Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
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Force armée: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Bombardier |
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Numéro de service: 22307 |
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Incorporation nom de lieu: Edgware, Middlesex, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
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Unités: — Royal Field Artillery, "C" Bty. 74th Bde. (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
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Date de décès: 06/06/1917 |
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Lieu de décès: Wulvergem, Belgique |
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Cause du décès: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Âge: 25 |
Cimetière
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Kandahar Farm Cemetery Parcelle: II Rangée: A Tombe: 37 |
Distinctions et médailles 3
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1914-15 Star Médaille |
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British War Medal Médaille |
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Victory Medal Médaille |
Points d'intérêt 3
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| #3 | Lieu du décès (approximatif) |
Mon histoire
Bombardier David Bradley Cross, was a 25-year-old painter from Edgware, Middlesex who was killed in action on the 6th of June 1917. At the time of his death David served with “C” Battery, of the 74th Brigade Royal Field Artillery, which was part of the Divisional artillery of the Guards Division.
On 25 May 1917 the Brigade was attached to the 25th Division. It prepared positions to the north of Wulvergem in anticipation of the upcoming attack on the Messines Ridge. The first days of June were spent enhancing gun. Headquarters were established in a farm building near Destroyed Mill.
The positions of the 74th Brigade Royal Field Artillery were frequently shelled. On June 6, a day before the opening of offensive, “C” Battery was targeted by the German artillery.
David’s commanding officer Major Macdonald later wrote Cross’ family to tell the bombardier had been struck by a shell whilst sided by his gun. David was one of the three men of the 74th Royal Filed Artillery who were killed in the period from 1-8 June. He was buried in the nearby Kandahar Farm Cemetery.
On 25 May 1917 the Brigade was attached to the 25th Division. It prepared positions to the north of Wulvergem in anticipation of the upcoming attack on the Messines Ridge. The first days of June were spent enhancing gun. Headquarters were established in a farm building near Destroyed Mill.
The positions of the 74th Brigade Royal Field Artillery were frequently shelled. On June 6, a day before the opening of offensive, “C” Battery was targeted by the German artillery.
David’s commanding officer Major Macdonald later wrote Cross’ family to tell the bombardier had been struck by a shell whilst sided by his gun. David was one of the three men of the 74th Royal Filed Artillery who were killed in the period from 1-8 June. He was buried in the nearby Kandahar Farm Cemetery.
Sources 5
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"History of the Guards Division in the Great War : 1915-1918", Headlam C., London: the Naval and Military Press, 1924, dl 1, pg. 218-220. Sources utilisées |
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Ancestry https://ancestry.com/ Sources utilisées |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/443802/cross,-david-bradley/ Sources utilisées |
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Naval and Military Archives http://www.nmarchive.com/ Sources utilisées |
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The Long Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/order-of-battle-of-divisions/guards-division/ Sources utilisées |