letter, letter
Accession Number
NAM.2005-05-42-3
Description
Manuscript letter sent to the father of Lt T O K Cross, written by Capt John Livemore, 1st Bn, Middlesex Regiment and dated 26 Nov 1944. Letter reflects on 2/Lt Cross's life in the battalion, to whom Livemore was clearly a friend. Relating to the service and death of Lt Timothy Oliver Kynaston Cross, Rifle Brigade attached 1st Bn Middlesex Regiment, 1944-1945. Associated with World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945). Lt Cross died of injuries sustained when his carrier struck a mine, and is buried at Mierlo Cemetery in Holland.
Campaigns
World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945)
Associated collection