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==Early years==
Ulric Cross was born on 1 May 1917, in [[Belmont, Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad]], to Reginald Rufus and Maud Iris Cross.<ref name=CommonwealthSecretariat>[https://archive.today/20130705052255/http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Internal/185183/185198/185199/185203/justice_p__l__ulric_cross/ "Justice P. L. Ulric Cross", Commonwealth Secretariat]. Archived 5 July 2013 from www.thecommonwealth.org.</ref> He was the second child in a family of nine.<ref name=Endowment>[http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,56286.html "Endowment Fund for Cotton Tree founder"], ''[[Trinidad and Tobago Newsday|Newsday]]'', 29 April 2007.</ref> At the age of 11, he came first in Trinidad's Government Exhibition Scholarship Examination, thus qualifying for five years of free secondary education,<ref name=Endowment /> and went on to attend [[Saint Mary's College, Trinidad and Tobago|St Mary's College]].<ref>[http://www.catholicnews-tt.net/joomla/archives-2009/43-feature/1023-fea011109 "CIC Hall of Fame – 1 November"], ''Catholic News'', 30 October 2009.</ref> He was devastated by his mother's death when he was just 13 years old.<ref name=Endowment /><ref>[http://caribbeantales-newz.com/telling-our-stories-by-any-means-necessary "Telling Our Stories By Any Means Necessary – Who Is Ulric Cross?"] Caribbean Tales, 30 April 2012.</ref><ref name=CTNT /> His academic focus was completely derailed, and so, after completing five years of college education, he left school. His first job was with the ''[[Trinidad Guardian]]'' as a copy editor. Then he worked for about four years as a clerk to Leo Pujadas, Solicitor. When Cross turned 21, he joined the Civil Service and worked for a while with the [[Trinidad Government
==World War II service==
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