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Birth Name:

Ulric Cross

Male

Birth Date:

Tue, May 01, 1917

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Age:

107

Zodiac Sign:

Taurus

Astrology Data:

Sun

10°

Tau

41'

About Ulric Cross

Philip Louis Ulric Cross DSO DFC (1 May 1917 – 4 October 2013) was a Trinidadian jurist, diplomat and Royal Air Force (RAF) Navigator, recognised as possibly the most decorated West Indian of World War II. He is credited with helping to prevent some two hundred bombers from being shot down in a raid over Germany in 1943. He subsequently studied law at London's Middle Temple, and went on to fulfil a distinguished international career as a jurist across Africa and within Trinidad and Tobago. He also served as a diplomat for Trinidad and Tobago to the United Kingdom.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• "Military History Week 2010 – R.A.F Sqdn Ldr Ulric Cross Part 2" on YouTube, Chaguaramas Military Museum.

• "Phillip Louis Ulric Cross", Frances-Anne Solomon.

• Nicola Cross at "Ulric Cross – A Hero For All Time".

• "Philip Louis Ulric Cross", Caribbean aircrew in the RAF during World War II – A record of West Indian volunteers who served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War (includes photographs).

• Sean Douglas, "World War II Airman Ulric Cross Recalls 'The Day I Almost Died'", Trinidad Express, 15 November 1999.

• Ulric Cross by Horace Ové. National Portrait Gallery.

• "Black Heroes of World War 2 (PT 2/2)" on YouTube. Presentation for 100 Black Men at Stratford Circus in 2006 – African/Caribbean unsung heroes: Sqdn Ldr Ulric Cross DFC.

• Val Simpson, "The Caribbean Connection".

• "West Indies Calling (1944)" on YouTube, BFI Films. "In this film, made during the Second World War by the Ministry of Information, a group of West Indians, led by Una Marson and Learie Constantine, assemble at Broadcasting House in London. They describe to listeners of a popular BBC radio series, Calling the West Indies, how people from the Caribbean are supporting the war effort. Constantine speaks about factory workers, and introduces some war-workers, including Ulric Cross, a bomber navigator from Trinidad. Cross tells of his work in the RAF...." (Stephen Bourne)

• "PM pays tribute to Ulric Cross", Trinidad Express Newspapers, 5 October 2013.

• "Ulric Cross, ace airman", Newsday, 5 October 2013.

• "Ulric Cross" (obituary), The Telegraph, 8 October 2013.

• Stephen Bourne, "Squadron Leader Ulric Cross: Pilot who went on to become a judge and diplomat", The Independent, 10 October 2013.

• "Pathfinder navigator who flew 80 sorties over occupied Europe and later became a judge and a High Commissioner", The Times, 11 October 2013.

• "The Passing of Squadron Leader Phillip Louis Ulric Cross, DSO, DFC". Caribbean aircrew in the RAF during WW2.

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Ulric Cross: Sun 10 Taurus, Moon 7 Virgo, Mercury 28 Taurus, Venus 12 Taurus, Mars 27 Aries, Jupiter 16 Taurus, Saturn 24 Cancer, Uranus 23 Aquarius, Neptune 2 Leo, Pluto 2 Cancer, Sun Conjunct Jupiter, Sun Conjunct Venus, Mercury Sextile Neptune, Mercury Sextile Saturn, Mercury Semi Sextile Mars, Venus Conjunct Jupiter, Mars Square Saturn, Mars Square Neptune, Jupiter Semi Square Pluto, Saturn Quincunx Uranus, Neptune Semi Sextile Pluto

Categories related to Ulric Cross: 2013 deaths, May 1 births, University of the West Indies academics, Recipients of the Order of Valour, Members of the Middle Temple, People from Port of Spain, Companions of the Distinguished Service Order, BBC radio producers, 1917 births, Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), Royal Air Force personnel of World War II, University of Dar es Salaam faculty, High Commissioners of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago diplomats, Ghana School of Law faculty, Recipients of the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago judges