Gladstone Henry CROSS

Regimental number23/396
AddressPapatowai, Catlins
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, H Cross, Bluff
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 9 October 1915
1st Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, left New Zealand on board five ships, HMNZT 30 'Maunganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unitNew Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of accidental injuries 6 May 1916
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No 6), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Jane Cross, Bluff
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: /1st NZRB