CROSS, Arthur James
(Service number 8/355)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 01/09/1894 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Dacre | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | James CROSS (father), Stirling, Otago | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Otago Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay | ||
| Embarked From | Port Chalmer, Dunedin, Otago | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | Age | 73 years | |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Clareville Cemetery, Carterton | ||
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Biographical Notes
Arthur James Cross was the son of James and Elizabeth (née Preddy) Cross.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [26 August 2016]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [26 August 2016]; School Admission Registers (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [26 August 2016]; Temuka Leader, 12 December 1901, 20 December 1902, 10 November 1903, 8 November 1904, 24 December 1904, 16 December 1905, 16 November 1907, 8 December 1931, Hastings Standard, 10 August 1915, Evening Star, 9 September 1914, 12 October 1916, 6 July 1917, Evening Post, 10 May 1915, Star, 22 June 1915, Northern Advocate, 22 June 1915, Timaru Herald, 11 August 1915, 28 September 1916, Clutha Leader, 29 September 1916, 13 July 1917, Marlborough Express, 17 October 1916, Sun, 6 July 1917, Press, 7 February 1935 (Papers Past) [26 & 27 August 2016]
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