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William CROSS

Regimental number2353
Place of birthNewcastle New South Wales
SchoolWoolbrook, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWoolbrook, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinUncle, James Berman, Woolbrook, New South Wales
Enlistment date22 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 15 April 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Noted CROSS Willie NR
Place of death or woundingSt Omer, France
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialLonguenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 51), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
82
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Nephew of James BERMAN, Woolbrook, New South Wales

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