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Ernest Charles CROSS

Regimental number2594
Place of birthCarrathool New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationChauffeur
AddressTungamah, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinGeorge Thomas Cross, Tungamah, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Light Horse, Benalla district, Victoria.
Enlistment date13 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 December 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialSomer Farm Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 21), Wytschaete, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
49
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Sabina CROSS, Bar Street, Tungamah, Victoria. Native of New South Wales
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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