Hubert CROSS

Regimental number2062
Place of birthWynard Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressForest, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emma Cross, St Helens, Tasmania
Enlistment date18 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 23 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Launceston Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 2471 Pte Reuben CROSS, 26th Bn, died of wounds, 4 January 1916; 52270 Pte Roy CROSS, 40th Bn, returned to Australia, 25 September 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death8 October 1968