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Thomas CROSS

Regimental number6475
Place of birthShepparton Victoria
SchoolToolamba, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationShearer
AddressNorth Fumina, Duggan, via Moe, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinBrother, Mr W Cross, North Fumina, Duggan, via Moe, Victoria
Enlistment date7 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 22 April 1917
Place of death or woundingBeugny, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialAchiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row M, Grave No. 18), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
43
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Emily CROSS. Native of Toolamba, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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