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CROSS, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 9887 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Marrickville, 1 January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Peakhurst, Hurstville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Peakhurst Public |
| Occupation: | Iron Machinist |
| Died: | Illness (Uraemia), France, 9 April 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V1, Row E, Grave 40, Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Dernancourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hurstville War Memorial, Mortdale War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Dec 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 9887, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Dec 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 9887, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 9 Apr 1917: | Involvement Driver, 9887, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 9887 awm_unit: 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-04-09 |
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