| Regimental number | 2471 |
| Place of birth | Wynyard, Tasmania |
| School | Wynyard State School, Tasmania |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | St Helens, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 7.75" |
| Weight | 119 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emma Cross, St Helens, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 26th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT Ballarat on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Chatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 54), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 107 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Emma CROSS, St. Helens, Tasmania |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 2062 Pte Hubert CROSS, 40th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 December 1918; 52270 Pte Roy CROSS, 40th Bn, returned to Australia, 25 September 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Taken on strength, 26th Bn, Gallipoli, 9 December 1915. Wounded in action, 12 December 1915 (gun shot wound, thigh), and admitted to 13th Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to HS 'Oxfordshire', and thence to Mudros, and to Alexandria, and admitted to 21st General Hospital. Listed as 'dangerously ill', 1 January 1916. Died of wounds received in action, 4 January 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CROSS Reuben |
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