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Samuel Raymond CROSS

Regimental number1807
Date of birth27 December 1892
Place of birthClarenden, Armidale, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressNavelle, Walcha, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Samuel Raymond Cross, Walcha, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 4 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 11 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel and Rebecca CROSS. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance.
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 3377 Pte Charles Edward CROSS, 1st Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 18 February 1919; 43 Warrant Officer (Class I) John James CROSS, 34th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 June 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death12 January 1939
Age at death46
Place of burialWalcha Cemetery, New South Wales

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