Russell Douglas CROSS

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Service Number:	2120
Enlisted:	2 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Hay Superior Public School, New South Wales; Glebe Superior Public School, New South Wales
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
Cemetery:	Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Special Memorial, Row C, Grave 101 Headstone inscription reads: In memory of the beloved son of Mr. & Mrs. H. Cross of Sydney, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

2 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2120, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
16 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2120, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2120, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney

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Son of Henry Frederick Cross and Elizabeth Cross of Yelverton Street, St Peters, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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