Regimental number | 1839 |
Place of birth | Whitemore Tasmania |
School | Whitemore State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Launceston, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Jane Cross, Bracknell, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Riga, France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 19), Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William James and Sarah CROSS, Bracknell. Native of Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |