Basil, I am not aware of the precise circumstances of your death, nor what caused it, although so many of our comrades must have been blown ...
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Basil Richard Cross
Private
Service No. 15973
Age 24
Died on 23 October 1916
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Somme, France
Son of Hannah Mary Cross, of Broomfield House, Kew Gardens, Surrey and of the late Thomas Cross, of Middle Claydon, Bucks. Enlisted Aug 1914.
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Basil, O valiant heart, who to your glory came through dust and ashes …your memory hallowed in the land you loved.
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Lest we forget.
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We will remember them.
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