CROSS, Henry Herbert
(Service number 6/2588)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 9 May 1896 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Maungati, Timaru | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs R Cross (mother) Maungati, TImaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcement | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 27, 28,Willochra, Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Battalion, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 June 1917 | Age | 21 |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Messines Ridge (NZ) Memorial, Messines Ridge, British Cemetery, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Temuka War Memorial; Geraldine War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
son of Robert and Mary Cross, Geraldine
Sources
Cenotaph [20 October 2014]
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Liz Shea, SC branch NZSG
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