Albert Victor CROSS

Regimental number2/1397
Address29 Sentinel Road, Herne Bay, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinCousin, Miss Alice McLeod, Grey Lynn, Auckland
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force. 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
New Zealand Field Artillery, 4th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships ('Willochra' and 'Knight Templar'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankBombardier
Final unit12th Battery, 3rd Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 25 September 1916
Place of burialDelville Wood Cemetery (Plot XII, Row K, Grave No 9), Longueval, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs J Cross, 59 Anglesea Street, Ponsonby, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Fourth

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