Dr. William David Stanley Cross

1892 - 1972  (79 years)

• Name	William David Stanley Cross
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	12 Aug 1892	Stewarttown, Halton, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173742779
  Occupation	1922	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	doctor
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-487952
  Died	6 Jun 1972	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Woodland Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I487952	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  CROSS, WILLIAM DAVID STANLEY was born on August 12, 1892 at Stewarttown. He began his medical education at Queen's University in 1913, and after two years volunteered for active service and served in the army in Egypt and France, He completed his medical course and received his degree from the University of Toronto in 1920. He practised in Elmwood and then moved to Elmira, being listed there in directories from 1922 to 1928. In 1929 he was appointed to the staff of Homewood Sanatariurn. He went into psychiatry, eventually receiving his certification in that specialty. In 1941 he was appointed to the D. V. A. hospital at Ste. Anne de Bellvue, becoming Medical Superintendent there and Chief Medical Officer for the Montreal district. He was moved to Westminster Hospital, London in 1946, where he was Assistant Superintendent until the time of his retirement in 1956. He was interested in art, particularly in oil painting and received several awards for his work. He died in London on June 6, 1972, and was survived by his widow and a daughter. Dr. Alexander D. Campbell, Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925

  
  

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  Occupation - doctor - 1922 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Jun 1972 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth