Cross, William (Bill) Fredrick Wallis, 1895-1993 (Person)

SummaryArrived in Tauranga in 1913. Accountant and director at the Bay of Plenty Times beginning in 1919. Part of the 1st NZEF during World War One (43853). Fought at the Somme. Tauranga Heritage Award recipient (1993)SourcesInterview with Rosalie Smith (1985)Tauranga District Museum Oral History Unit (1989)

Photograph Series

1972 - Gifford-Cross Photographic Series

1973 - Gifford-Cross Photographic Series

1974 - Gifford-Cross Photographic Series

1977 - Gifford-Cross Photographic Series

Audio Visual Files

William (Bill) Cross interviewed by Rosalie Smith in 1985

Interview with Mr William Frederick Wallace Cross

Photograph Collections

Gifford-Cross Photographic Collection

Screenshot from AV 22-016/1

Personal Information

First Name(s)William FredrickSurnameCrossAlso Known asBill CrossGenderMaleDate of Birth24 November 1895Date of DeathJanuary 30, 1993Place of Burial/Cremation [Old RSA, Row A3, Plot 317.], Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, North Island, Tauranga

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Mother?, Helen FrancesFatherCross, Thomas Handy

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