In Grevillers British Cemetery, France is the Commonwealth War Grave of 25310 Private George Cross serving with 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment who died 26/06/1917.

Jean Longstaff has submitted the following:-
George Oliver Cross was born in Paradise Street, King’s Sutton, Northamptonshire in the 2nd quarter of 1897 and baptised on 9th July.  His parents were miller’s labourer James Cross and his wife Emily (nee Reeves).  He had older siblings Daisy, Edward and Sarah, and younger sister Nora.  Six years later the family had moved and were living in Stockton on Tees, where Lily was born.

By 1911 the family were living in Herbert Street, Norton on Tees and 14 year old George was working in a woodyard.

George Oliver enlisted with 10th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment in June 1915 and in April 1916 found himself landing in France to join the Battalion before they engaged in the fighting at the Somme.  On 21st September 1916 Private Cross was treated at 1st New Zealand Field Ambulance for a self inflicted wound to his left hand and did not rejoin his unit for a month.

George Oliver Cross was killed in action on 26th June 1917.

His older brother Edward had been killed in 1915.

George Oliver Cross is remembered at Norton on N68.02 and at  Stockton in S138.18 page 12.