Regimental number | 3375 |
Place of birth | Gympie, Queensland |
School | Sydney High School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Student |
Address | Mosman, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Ernest William Cross, Ourimbah Road, Mosman, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Sydney University Scouts |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 56th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/73/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Netley Militery Cemetery (C.E. 1942), Hound, Hampshire, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 162 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary CROSS, 92 Quirimbah Road, Mosman, Sydney |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |