English Māori William Alfred Cross PDF Key details Service numberWWI 712 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam Alfred AWMM SurnameCross AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 712 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › BirthAddington, Christchurch Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs E E Cross, New Zealand Executor Mr A J Coates Solicitor, Cliheroe Reid Park Mosman, New South Wales AWMM Relationship statusPre 7 September 1914 AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 712 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsDistinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) AWMM Distinguished Conduct Medal - 'For conspicuous gallantry on the 9th May 1915, during operations near Gaba Tepe (Dardanelles), in taking an enemy's trench. Out of a party of 40 men to which he belonged, only 12 reached their objective. On the Officer in Command being wounded he endeavoured to assist him back, but the Officer was again shot and killed. Sergeant Cross then immediately returned to the forward position.' - 'London Gazette' No. 7673- 05/08/1915 AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 7 September 1914 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Age 30 AWMM Clerk in Holy Orders/Civilian Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Sydney, New South Wales Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 22 December 1914 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra from Melbourne, Victoria Peter Dennis, UNSW CanberraHMAT A38 - 22-Dec-1914 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Vessel was Ulysses AWMM Corporal/Military Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra AIF, 13th Battalion, G Company Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember William Alfred Cross by laying a poppy. William Cross William Cross William Alfred Cross William Charles Francis Cross William Frederick Wallis Cross Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Alfred Cross Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External links DocumentsAIF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License