Manuscript letter sent to the mother of Lt T O K Cross, written by Sgt R Turner, 12 Pln, D Coy, 1st Bn, Middlesex Regiment and dated 1 Dec 1944.
As a member of Cross's Platoon he gives a detailed description of the events leading up to his death as recounted by a witness.
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.