Bill Cross

Corporal of Horse William James Cross (21 November 1917 – 29 June 2015) was a soldier of the British Army who fought in numerous campaigns during World War II. He participated in battles in Palestine, Salerno, and at Normandy. In 2015, he was awarded the Légion d’honneur.

Early life and career Cross was born at Scunthorpe on 21 November 1917, the son of soldier from the Coldstream Guards who served in the First World War. where he became a corporal of horse and finished his war service at Wismar on the shores of the Baltic Sea. and received a third Coronation Medal at that time. The painting is on permanent loan to the Royal Hospital.

In 2015 he was one of 19 Chelsea Pensioners presented with the Légion d’honneur by the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Madame Sylvie Bermann.

Cross died on 29 June 2015, he was a widower and was survived by his son Malcolm.