Ernest Clarence CROSS

Regimental number46558
Date of birth31 January 1892
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationTailor
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 6"
Weight127 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs F Cross, 135 Clarence Road, Riccarton, Christchurch
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of rupture)
Enlistment date22 January 1917
Place of enlistmentChristchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Turakina on 26 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles (b. England) and Mary (b. New Zealand) Cross, Matipo Street, Lower Riccarton, Christchurch. Wife: Florrie Cross
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 September 1917; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, , 16 September 1917, and posted to I Company.

Detached to Divisional Dump, 30 September 1917; rejoined Bn, 7 October 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Report on file: buried Passchendaele in and about the region of Bellevue, report from 2nd ANZAC Burial Corps, 19 November 1917; grave subsequently lost.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 11
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21899299

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