Memories of Jill Cross (former name Iris Sylvia Volk known as 'Babs')

Item

Title

Memories of Jill Cross (former name Iris Sylvia Volk known as 'Babs')

Description

Iris Sylvia Volk known as ""Babs"" was born in 1914. Bab's father was Cecil Volk. He and Babs' mother were living in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, where he worked as a railway surveyor. Their first two daughters, Cecilie and Barbara were born there. In 1914 their

Identifier

8044.txt
GWA_7122_Memories_of_Jill_Cross__former_name_Iris_Sylvia_Volk_known_as__Babs__.txt

Creator

Subject

Volk, Babs; Volk, Cecilie; Volk, Barbara; Volk, Cecil;

Abstract

Jill Cross (formerly known as Iris or "Babs") also submitted a large collection to the archive about her husband Sergeant Jim Cross, despatch rider.

Date

1917 - 1918

Date Created

1914-08-04

Temporal Coverage

1918-11-11

Source

Other

Medium

Text: Memoir

Type

Memoir

Contributor

Alun Edwards
Alun Edwards
Jill Cross

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford

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