Regimental number | 4113 |
Place of birth | Tipperary, Ireland |
School | National School, Tipperary, Ireland |
Other training | School teacher |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Painter |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Crosse, Zetland Avenue, Newstead, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Warlencourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 30), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 107 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Michael and Mary CROSSE, Corner of William Street and Merton Road, South Brisbane. Native of Tipperary, Ireland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2401 Pte John Joseph CROSSE, 49th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Brisbane, 28 March 1916; no disembarkation details. Admitted to Government Hospital, Suez, Egypt, 4 May 1916 (not yet diagnosed); transferred to Detention Barracks, Abbassia, 8 May 1916. Admitted to 1st Dermatological Hospital, 8 May 1916 (venereal disease: total period of treament, 24 days; discharged to D.Q. Details, 2 June 1916. Transferred to 7th Training Bn and proceeded overseas to Rollestone, England, 29 June 1916; proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1916; marched in to 2nd Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, France, 6 September 1916; proceeded to join unit, 19 September 1916; taken on strength of unit, 20 September 1916. Killed in action, France, 5 November 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CROSSE Patrick |