Elizabeth Cross Presentations

The Elizabeth Cross and Memorial Scroll are granted to the Next of Kin of UK Armed Forces personnel who have died on operations or as a result of terrorism between 1 January 1948 to date.

In June and July 2012 Elizabeth Crosses were presented to the next of kin of five Dukes KIA:

On the 15 and 17 June at Carlton Barracks, Leeds, the Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Dr Ingrid Roscoe, presented medals to the next of kin of:

Private James Lee – KIA 16 July 1972, Crossmeglen, Northern Ireland

Private Roy Gibson – KIA 24 May 1953, ‘The Hook’, Korea

Private George Lee – KIA 6 June 1972, Ballymurphy, Northern Ireland

On the 2 and 3 July at Crathorne House, Yarm, the Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, Lord Crathorne, presented medals to the next of kin of:

Corporal John Henry Thompson – KIA 29 May 1953, Korea

Lance Corporal Jack Pinkney – KIA 29 May 1953, Korea