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Photo Album - Sergeant Dennis 'Danny' Cross

Album of photographs relating to the service of Sergeant Dennis ‘Danny’ Cross, King’s Own Royal Regiment and Special Air Service, photographs appear to be mainly Malaysia in the early 1950s.

Accession Number: KO2983/008-001

Private Danny Cross, whilst with the Special Air Service
Accession Number: KO2983/008-002

From the Rhodesian Graphic, May 1952. With the SAS in Malaya. Officers of the Special Air Service photographed at Selerang Barracks recently where the unit is doing a period of retraining before returning to operations in the Federation of Malaya. The officers and men of the unit are all volunteers, and include the specially raised FEVU (Rhodesian Far East Volunteer Unit). The present regiment in Malaya holds the record for long jungle operations in the Malayan campaign – three months continuous patrolling without rest.
Rear row: Captain W W Blight, RASC; Lieutenant J Dill-Russell FEVU; Lieutenant A D C Webb FEVU; Captain Sinclair-Hill, South Staffordshire Regiment; Captain E C V Peacock, Royal Engineers; Captain D D Ranft, Royal Signals; Lieutenant Ward, Royal Artillery; Lieutenant M Pearman, South Staffordshire Regiment; Lieutenant J P Coetzee, FEVU; Lieutenant D T Manson, Royal Artillery.
Centre row: Captain D Campbell-Morrison, FEVU; Lieutenant Sheridan-Petterson, Special Air Service; Captain P A Winter, Scots Guards; Captain J Easton, Special Air Service; Captain J P Williams, Army Catering Corps; Captain J M Pirrie, Royal Army Medical Corps; Lieutenant J L Teede, Royal Artillery; Lieutenant J A Gardiner, Royal Army Service Corps; Captain E C R Barkers, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment.
Front row: Major J M Woodhouse, Dorsets; Major J R Douglas, Special Air Service; Major J A McGregor, Special Air Service; Major F E Templar, Royal Ulster Rifles; Lieutenant Colonel J B M Sloane, Argyl and Sutherland Highlanders; Captain W R Watson, 4/7 Dragoons; Major A F S Wilaon, Border Regiment; Major G P Walls, FEVU, Officer C Squadron. Captain J P Corrie, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-003

Group of locals.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-004

Swimming and boat.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-005

Accession Number: KO2983/008-006

Monkey drinking from mug.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-007

Operations in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-008

Operations in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-009

Airfield
Accession Number: KO2983/008-010

Unidentified soldier.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-011

Unidentified soldier.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-012

Unidentified soldiers.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-013

Unidentified soldier in Barracks,
Accession Number: KO2983/008-014

Unidentified soldier in vehicle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-015

Unidentified soldier in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-016

Unidentified soldier with ‘basha’ in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-017

Unidentified soldiers.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-018

Unidentified soldier in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-019

Unidentified soldiers in barracks.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-020

Unidentified soldier in hutted camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-021

Unidentified soldiers in jungle camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-022

Soldiers in camp with helicopter.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-023

Unidentified soldier in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-024

Unidentified soldier in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-025

Unidentified soldier.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-026

Unidentified soldier in train.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-027

Unidentified soldiers in barracks.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-028

Unidentified soldier in barracks.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-029

Unidentified soldier in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-030

Unidentified soldier on bed in barracks.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-031

Unidentified soldiers in rear of truck.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-032

Unidentified soldier on bed in barracks.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-033

Unidentified soldier.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-034

Camp view.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-035

Unidentified soldiers in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-036

Three Unidentified soldiers at dockside.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-037

Unidentified soldiers wearing helmets.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-038

Private Danny Cross.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-039

Boating on river.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-040

Unidentified soldiers in Barracks.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-041

Unidentified soldiers with parachutes.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-042

Soldiers and helicopter in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-043

Unidentified soldier.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-044

Unidentified soldiers with helicopter.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-045

Improvised stretcher.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-046

Jungle view.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-047

Unidentified soldiers at swimming pool.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-048

Unidentified soldiers in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-049

Unidentified soldier in barracks.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-050

Unidentified soldier in river.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-051

Unidentified soldier.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-052

Accession Number: KO2983/008-053

Unidentified soldier.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-054

Swimming pool.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-055

Unidentified soldier in barracks.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-056

Three soldiers of the Special Air Service with Danny Cross on the right.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-057

Unidentified soldiers.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-058

Soldier swimming in river.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-059

Soldiers on patrol in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-060

Soldiers in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-061

Soldiers with truck and trailer.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-062

Soldiers on patrol in jungle crossing river.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-063

Unidentified soldiers in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-064

Soldiers with rifles in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-065

View of huts in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-066

Soldiers on patrol in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-067

Unidentified soldiers in barracks.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-068

Unidentified soldier on patrol.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-069

View of hills and jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-070

Parachutist.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-071

Unidentified soldiers.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-072

Construction of hut in jungle camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-073

Soldiers in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-074

Unidentified soldier in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-075

Group of Unidentified soldiers in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-076

Unidentified soldier in jungle on patrol.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-077

Swimming pool.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-078

Soldiers in camp with parachutes.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-079

Soldiers with model aircraft.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-080

Parachute training.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-081

Group of five Unidentified soldiers in Barracks.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-082

Two Unidentified soldiers in Barracks.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-083

Beach view.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-084

Unidentified soldiers in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-085

Unidentified soldiers in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-086

Unidentified soldiers with mortars.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-087

Unidentified soldiers in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-088

Danny Cross.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-089

Unidentified soldier with sword.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-090

Unidentified soldiers in barracks.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-091

Swimming baths.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-092

Unidentified soldier and another in barracks.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-093

Group of Unidentified soldiers.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-094

Boat and swimming in river.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-095

Swimming baths.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-096

Three Unidentified soldiers.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-097

Soldiers in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-098

Soldier parachuting
Accession Number: KO2983/008-099

Soldiers and helicopter.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-100

Accession Number: KO2983/008-101

Vehicles in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-102

Cow and railway line.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-103

Accession Number: KO2983/008-104

Ceremonial killing of goats.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-105

Ceremonial killing of goats.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-106

Ceremonial killing of goats.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-107

Ceremonial killing of goats.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-108

Ceremonial killing of goats.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-109

Ceremonial killing of goats.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-110

Soldiers with parachutes getting equipment checked.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-111

Soldiers (parachutists) boarding aircraft.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-112

Soldiers with parachutes getting equipment checked.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-113

Soldiers (parachutists) boarding aircraft.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-114

Danny Cross in Barracks.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-115

Army trucks in convoy.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-116

Two soldiers in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-117

Danny Cross in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-118

Parachutists boarding aircraft or vehicle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-119

Civil Aerodrome, Singapore.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-120

St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore
Accession Number: KO2983/008-121

St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore
Accession Number: KO2983/008-122

Smiling Buddha Spore
Accession Number: KO2983/008-123

Group of soldiers with Sergeant Dennis ‘Danny’ Cross in the centre holding a bottle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-124

Corporal Danny Cross and another soldier in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-125

Parachutists.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-126

Army parachutists preparing their kit.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-127

Dock view.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-128

Group of soldiers with Danny Cross on right.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-129

Cenotaph, Singapore
Accession Number: KO2983/008-130

Aerial view of jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-131

Soldier in woods.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-132

Three soldiers with 2” mortar, with Lance Corporal Danny Cross in the middle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-133

Soldiers in long grass.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-134

Two sailing boats on lake or river.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-135

Group on Unidentified soldiers
Accession Number: KO2983/008-136

Army trucks in convoy parked on road.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-137

Three Unidentified soldiers.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-138

Men on boat in river.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-139

Danny Cross fishing.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-140

Solider in hut in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-141

Two soldiers in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-142

Soldiers and trucks on road.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-143

Soldiers in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-144

Three soldiers in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-145

Group of soldiers some with parachutes, in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-146

Parachutists boarding aircraft.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-147

Soldiers in road.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-148

Soldier near river in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-149

Soldiers in river in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-150

Unidentified soldier with parachute in barracks.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-151

Soldier of the King’s Own Royal Regiment, wearing General Service Medal, with man and women, possibly his parents.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-152

Presentation to Sergeant Dennis ‘Danny’ Cross, circa 1970s.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-153

Soldiers and truck in Jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-154

Soldier taking photograph with camera.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-155

River in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-156

Group of soldiers in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-157

Group of soldiers in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-158

Group of soldiers in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-159

View from aircraft.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-160

Group of soldiers in jungle, working in river.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-161

Soldier in boat.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-162

Soldiers in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-163

Soldiers in jungle, crossing river.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-164

Group of soldiers in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-165

Soldier in jungle shelter.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-166

Soldier in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-167

View from aircraft.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-168

Group of locals in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-169

Danny Cross in jungle camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-170

Soldier with jeep.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-171

Camp in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-172

Camp in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-173

Helicopter in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-174

Soldiers in jungle camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-175

Soldiers in back of truck.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-176

Soldiers in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-177a

Soldiers in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-177b

Soldiers in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-178

Soldiers in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-179

Tented camp in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-180

Newspaper photograph cutting: The quick release gear of his parachute harness is locked by one of Number 22 Special Air Service Regiment, before emplaning for joint anti-terrorist operations with the First Cameronians in the Labis are of Johore yesterday. The SAS men, 30 of them parachuted into primary jungle for the operation.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-181

Newspaper photograph cutting: A Royal Air Force sergeant adjust the parachute harness of a member of No 22 Special Air Service Regiment prior to the take-off for a parachute drop in support of anti-terrorist operations by the First Cameronians in the Labis area of Johore yesterday. Valettas of No 48 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, took part in the operation.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-182

Newspaper photograph cutting: Men of No. 22 Special Air Service Regiment board a Valetta of No. 48 Squadron, RAF Kuala Lumpur, for a joint anti-terrorist operation with the First Cameronians in the Labis area of Johore on Wednesday. The SAS men parachuted into primary jungle during the operation.
A wireless set is tested by the men of No. 22 Special Air Service Regiment before they emplaned for a joint anti-terrorist operation in the Labis area.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-183

Newspaper photograph cutting: The crew of a Valetta from No 48 RAF Squadron Kuala Lumpur, and men of No. 22 Special Air Service Regiment, pictured before taking off for the joint anti-terrorist operation with the First Cameronians in the Labis area of Johore recently.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-184

Group of soldiers in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-185

Group of soldiers in barracks.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-186

Boats.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-187

Three soldiers in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-188

Soldiers in barracks.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-189

Building.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-190

Three soldiers.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-191

Two soldiers.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-192

Two soldiers in barracks.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-193

Gates.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-194a

Troopship in dock.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-194b

Sergeant Dennis ‘Danny’ Cross, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Border Regiment, photographed with presentation figure in hand.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-195

Jungle camp under construction
Accession Number: KO2983/008-196

Accession Number: KO2983/008-197

The Royal Navy Ship HMS Kenya. A Crown County Class Light Cruiser, commissioned in Sep 1940 and in the Far East in the 1950s. Out of Service Sep 1958.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-198

Tug boats in docks, one of which is called ‘Weasel’
Accession Number: KO2983/008-199

View on board ship.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-200

Sergeant Dennis ‘Danny’ Cross and another soldier of the King’s Own Royal Regiment.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-201

Three Unidentified soldiers.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-202

Danny Cross in the jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-203

Private Danny Cross, circa late Second World War when he was with the Commandos.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-204

Private Danny Cross after the Second World War.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-205

Unidentified soldiers in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-206

Construction of hut in jungle camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-207

Soldiers with Danny Cross to the right.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-208

Soldiers on patrol in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-209

Soldiers on patrol in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-210

Soldiers on patrol in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-211

Danny Cross.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-212

Soldiers on patrol in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-213

Soldiers on patrol in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-214

Butterflies.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-215

Danny Cross
Accession Number: KO2983/008-216

Soldiers in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-217

Soldiers on patrol in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-218

Soldier with monkey in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-219

Accession Number: KO2983/008-220

Soldiers in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-221

Soldiers in jungle camp lighting fire.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-222

Soldiers on board boat in jungle river.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-223

Danny Cross in Barracks.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-224

Soldiers in jungle camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-225

Soldiers in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-226

Group of soldiers in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-227

Three locals.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-228

Two local soldiers.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-229

Soldiers, with monkey, at river side.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-230

Helicopter in jungle clearing.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-231

Soldiers in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-232

Soldiers on bridge.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-233

Soldiers.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-234

Three soldiers in camp.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-235

Locals.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-236

Entrance to Selarang barracks, Singapore. View of Selarang Drive.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-237

Soldier in Jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-238

Soldiers in barrack room.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-239

Soldiers
Accession Number: KO2983/008-240

Soldier in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-241

Two soldiers in tent
Accession Number: KO2983/008-242

Soldiers in truck at docks.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-243

Butterfly.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-244

Soldiers in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-245

Local group in jungle.
Accession Number: KO2983/008-246

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