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CROSS, Lawrence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2801 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Laidley, Queensland, Australia, 20 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Kingaroy, South Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Kingaroy State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 5 October 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial Plot XXXIII, Row D, Grave No. 9 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kingaroy RSL Roll of Honour, Kingaroy Stone of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2801, 41st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2801, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2801, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 17 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 25th Machine Gun Company |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Lawrence Cross had only been in Belgium a few weeks with the 25th Machine Gun Company when he was killed by a shell. The same shell reportedly killed three other men of the unit.
His older brother, 4383 Pte. John Cross 26th Battalion AIF, had been killed in action at Pozieres on the 29 July 1916, aged 23.
They were the sons of John and Sarah Cross, of Kingaroy, Queensland.
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