Regimental number | 1892 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Cootamuandra, New South Wales |
Place of birth | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
School | Cootamundra Roman Catholic School |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Baker's improver |
Address | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ellen Weston, Murray Street, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 56th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/73/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Heily Station Cemetery (Plot VI, Row F, Grave No. 16), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 162 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Ellen CROSS, 7 Fernbank Street, Marrickville, New South Wales. Native of Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Other details | Second son of John (1863 - 1907) and Ellen Cross nee Flanagan (1872 - 1949). Brother to Leslie Laurance Cross, Private 2/2 Battalion AIF born 27 August 1904 - Killed in action, New Guinea on 5 November 1942 and Archie John Cross, Private 2/12 Battalion AIF born 20 April 1908 - died 12 February 1954. |