George Cross Island Association George Cross Island Association The George Cross Island Association is a charitable organisation that was initiated to honour and remember those that suffered during the Siege of Malta (World War II). The association has branches across the UK and a branch in Malta. The Patron of the G.C.I.A. is HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, Prince Phillip who himself served in Malta. The George Cross Island Association was founded by retired British Navy man Fredrick James Plenty (1921 to 1996). With the help of his one time Captain and a group of like minded veterans and servicemen, the association
Island of the Cross located at southern of Lac-Édouard. The Batiscan River, which rises in Lake Édouard flows into the "Lac à la croix". Fifty kilometres (following the route of the river) separate the mouth of the lake and the island at the cross. The "Island of the Cross" (Île à la Croix) is located 63 km south of the village of Lac-Édouard in Upper-Batiscanie, north of the village of Notre-Dame-de-Montauban and (direct line) of the church of Rivière-à-Pierre. The island is from Miguick hamlet, and from Linton , which is downstream from the mouth of the Jeannotte River. The island is shaped like