Ian
Kingston Pemberton
Cross
Born in Cosham, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Pembroke Henry Cokayne Cross
and Jeannie (Boyd) Cross
Brother of
Joyce Rosalind Cross, Kenneth Brian Boyd Cross KCB CBE DS, Ailsa J (Cross) Marsh and Beryl Joan (Cross) Mackworth
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 25
in Görlitz, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Nov 2017
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Biography
Ian Cross is Notable.
Ian Kingston Pembroke Cross (4 April 1918 – 31 March 1944), was a British Royal Air Force officer and bomber pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War. Notable for his part in the 'Great Escape' from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 when he was one of the men recaptured and subsequently murdered by the Gestapo.
Births Jun 1918 Cross Ian Kingston Pemberton Boyd Fareham 2b 200
Sources
- "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FBH-885 : 1 October 2014), Ian K P Cross, 1918; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Fareham, Hampshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
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