Gilbert Cross
Memorial: Mangotsfield - St James Place
Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Gunner (or Driver 1772)
Parents: George and Sarah Cross
Marital status: Married
Home address: Windsor Place, Mangotsfield, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Colliery Coal Filler
Date of birth: 1881
Place of birth: St. James Street, Mangotsfield, Bristol
Date of death: 01/05/1918
Buried/Commemorated at: Godewaersvelde British Cemetery (I. S. 6.), Nord, France
Age: 37
Further information:
110th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
The Mangotsfield War Memorial shows his rank to be that of a Gunner whereas the Imperial War Graves Commission shows his rank to be a Driver
Gilbert was married to Mary Ann Bennett in 1905 in Bristol
His birth certificate shows that his correct name was Frederick Gilbert Cross and not Gilbert Cross
Gilbert died at Monts des Cats, France, his body along with four others from the 110th Brigade were brought in from a point near Monts des Cats and reburied at the Godewaersvelde British Cemetery, Nord, France
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Battalion War Diary, National Archives, Attestation Papers, Medals Rolls Index, Imperial War Graves Commission, his Will and Pay Book, Birth Certificate and David Blackmore