Lancelot Norman (Lance) CROSS

Lancelot Norman (Lance) CROSS Update Details

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Service Numbers:	1759, 1759A
Enlisted:	15 May 1915, Enlisted at Horsham, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Alberton, South Australia, Australia, 1 July 1890
Home Town:	Natimuk, Horsham, Victoria
Schooling:	Lillimur State School, Warracknabeal State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Died of wounds - shell wound to the left knee, Tigne Military Hospital, Malta, 17 December 1915, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Pieta Military Cemetery Plot C, Row 11, Grave 1 Headstone inscription reads: The land he loved shall wear the fadeless crown her warriors gave,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Natimuk Fire Brigade Pictorial Honour Roll

15 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1759, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Horsham, Victoria
16 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 1759, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
16 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 1759, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
27 Aug 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 22nd Battalion
23 Nov 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1759, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shell wound to the left knee. Invalided to Malta on 29 November 1915 aboard HS Gloucester Castle
17 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 1759A, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1759A awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-12-17

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Son of John Cross and Mary Cross nee Charlton of Natimuk, Victoria. Brother of Harold Frances Hampson Cross and John Edwin Cross

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