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Benjamin CROSS

Regimental number4687
Place of birthRuddington, Nottinghamshire, England
SchoolState School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTeamster
AddressLinville, Brisbane Valley Line, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinBrother, James Cross, Linville, Brisbane Valley Line, Queensland
Enlistment date31 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Mooltan on 12 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 November 1916
Place of death or woundingWarlencourt, France
Age at death35
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialWarlencourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
104
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Alice CROSS. Native of Ruddington, Notts, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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