Leonard B CROSS

1896 -

• Name	Leonard B CROSS  [1, 2]
  Birth	18 May 1896	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Joined Ordnance Survey	1 Apr 1912  [4]
  	8593
  Joined Ordnance Survey	1 Apr 1912  [3]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	1 Apr 1912  [3]
  	8593, Leonard B Cross
  	Name: Leonard B Cross Date of Birth: 18/5/1896 Date Joined OS: 1/4/1912 Date Left OS: 1/7/1914 Resigned to enlist
  Left Ordnance Survey	1 Jul 1914  [3]
  	Register of Staff
  RoS Last Entry	1 Jul 1914  [1]
  	Resigned to enlist
  _MILT	29 Apr 1915	Egypt   [2]
  	Royal Engineers
  1921 Census	1921	Culver Down, Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England   [5]
  	Corporal, Surveyor, Royal Engineers, Ordnance Survey
  FLAG	Civilian  [3]
  OS People	C
  Name	Leonard B Cross  [3]
  Reference Number	49168
  Person ID	I49168	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S281] Register of Staff. The Register of Staff is a book held at The National Archives (Reference - OS 3/285). The Register of Staff is a book held at The National Archives (Reference - OS 3/285). The book only covers civilian assistant; military personnel and labourers are not covered. There are 4546 individuals identified in the book. The National Archives dates the book as 1840-1935, however, it appears the book was started c1890 showing all staff in post at that time with new staff added until the c1934. The Register of Staff contains a wide range of information, the following has been transcribed where the information exists. Identification Number, Name, Data of Birth, Date of Joining, Age at Joining, Data of Leaving or Date of Last Entry, Reason for leaving, and reference to Entry on the RE register. The main information not transcribed are pay rates, retirement lump sum and retirement payment, and date of Civil Service Certificate. Transcribed by Clive Boocock 2021 [S3] Ancestry.com, British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Army Medal Office (In the Care of the Western Front Association Website); London, England; Wwi Medal Index Cards. Record for Leonard B Cross https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1262&h=2392170&indiv=try [S281] Register of Staff, ROS. [S281] Register of Staff, Register of Staff. [S376] Ancestry.com, 1921 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2025;), The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 15/5426, ED 2, Sch; Book: 05426. Record for Albert C Wilde https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=63150&h=9148046&indiv=try