CROSS, Walter James

CROSS, Walter  James

Full Name: Walter James

CROSS

Date of Birth: 04

–

1890

Place of birth: Bunbury

Australia

Occupation: Labourer

Address: Karridale WA

Next of Kin: Father-James Cross

Next of Kin Address: Karridale WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 5084

Rank: Lance Corporal

Unit/Division: 11th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-01-31

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-03-31

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-04-24

Locations Served:

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Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KIA

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Villers Bretonneux France

Age at Death: 29

Burial Location: inscription Villers Brettoneux Memorial-No known grave

14/02/1916-Joined 11th battalion 16th reinforcements
19/05/1916-Admitted Australian General Hospital Abbassia ( Influenza/Tonsiilitis ) ex. Tel-el-kebir
20/05/1916-Transferred 51st Battalion
29/06/1916-To 3rd Trainig battalion Rollestone England
31/07/1916-proceeded overseas France
13/08/1916-Joined 11th Battalion *D* Company ex.Perham Downs ex. Etaples
11/04/1917-Admitted 5th General Hospital ( Scabies/Boils ) ex. 45 Casualty Clearing Station ex. 1st field Ambulance 11/03/1917
18/04/1917-To 1st ADBD Etaples France ex. Hospital
23/06/1917-rejoined 11th Battalion ex. Hospital
8/07/1917-Appointed Lance Corporal
15/09/1917-Granted Leave to England
7/05/1918-Admitted New Zealand Stationary Hospital ( Influenza )
15/05/1918-Discharged from Hospital
29/05/1918-Rejoined 11th Battalion in the field France
22/06/1918-Killed in Action Villers Brettoneux France