Honours and Awards

Issued to Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Members

CROSS, Paul Barbour

Mentioned in Despatches

CROSS, Paul Barbour, Cdr, RCNVR, HMCS Rosthern

Issued: 9-Jan-1943, Canada Gazette

"Commander Paul Barbour Cross has displayed courage, skill and wholehearted devotion to duty while serving under conditions of great hardship in the North Atlantic."

Officer - Order of the British Empire

CROSS, Paul Barbour, Captain, RCNVR, A/NOIC St. John's

Issued: 5-Jan-1946, Canada Gazette

"Captain Cross, who served at sea during the Battle of the Atlantic with marked ability, has held various administrative positions since his appointment ashore. He held the appointment of Assistant Naval-Officer-in-charge in Newfoundland for a year and was then appointed to Naval Service Headquarters in the capacity of Chief of Staff Officer Reserves. He has always displayed efficiency, keenness, vision and loyalty."