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CROSS, Charles
(Service number 22313)

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First Rank	Private	Last Rank

Birth

Date	27/09/1871	Place of Birth	New York, USA

Enlistment Information

Date	6 May 1916	Age	44 years 7 months
Address at Enlistment	Washdyke, Timaru
Occupation	Lastmaker and bootmaker. Sailmaker
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mr J. W. KELLY (friend), Washdyke, Timaru
Religion
Medical Information	(On discharge) Height 5 feet 5½ inches. Complexion fair. Eyes blue. Hair fair. Tattoo marks on both arms & chest. Initials G K repeated several times.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
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Discharge

Date		Reason	Being medically unfit.

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Biographical Notes

Charles Cross was born on 27 September 1871 at New York, United States of America. His character was described as "Good for short service".

Sources

NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5530 0030346) [26 August 2016]

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