Regimental number | 46558 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Auckland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Tailor |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 127 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs F Cross, 135 Clarence Road, Riccarton, Christchurch |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of rupture) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Christchurch |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Turakina on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne 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 |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 11 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21899299 |
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