Henry Herbert Cross

  • 1914 -1915 Star
  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal
  • Born 9 May 1896 Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand
  • Died 8 June 1917 in action, Belgium
  • Killed In Action in the field, Belgium
  • Last rank Private
  • Service number 6/2588
  • Served In Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcements
  • Next of Kin Mrs R. Cross (mother), Maungatī, Timaru, New Zealand
  • Pre-war occupation Farmhand, J. McElwain, Maungatī
  • ReligionChurch of England (Anglican)
  • Enlisted17 April 1915, Canterbury
  • Embarkationaboard HMNZT 27 Willochra or HMNZT 28 Tofua, departed 14 August 1915, Wellington, disembarked Suez, Egypt, 19 September 1915
  • Theatres of operationGallipoli 1915, Egyptian 1915-1916, Egyptian E.F. 1916 and Western European 1916-1917
  • Buriedunknown
  • RememberedMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium
  • Awarded1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal
Notes

Medals sent to Mrs R. Cross, Geraldine.