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Private Hubert Ellesmere Cross

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TitlePrivate Hubert Ellesmere CrossSummaryA soldier in World War One. DescriptionHubert Ellesmere Cross and his older brother George Henry Cross, enlisted on 4 April 1916 and were assigned to the 15th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment.

He and his brother embarked 26 July 1916 and sailed from Wellington for Devonport. They marched into Sling camp 3 October 1916 and then on to France on the 16th October, spending only 17 days in England. On 12 March 1917 George was admitted to hospital with a common complaint of the time, scabies. He was sent on to Northumbrian Casualty Clearing Station for treatment. He re-joined his battalion 23 March 1917. He was killed in action 7 June 1917, aged 24, during the first day of the Battle for Messines.

Hubert was wounded severely by a shell on the same day as his brother met his death. He suffered a gunshot wound and compound fracture to his left arm but after treatment he returned to New Zealand. George’s body was not recovered or identified and his name is recorded on the Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial. In New Zealand George is remembered on the Springston War Memorial. He is also remembered on the family gravestone in Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch.
First NameHubertMiddle NameEllesmereLast NameCrossFamilySingleSon of John Cross, Ellesmere, Canterbury

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CollectionSoldiers of SelwynWorld War OnePersonPrivate George Henry CrossMore InformationAuckland War Memorial Cenotaph

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Occupation before EnlistingFarmerRegiment or ServiceCanterbury Infantry BattalionService Number15488Embarkation26th July 1916Place of EmbarkationWellington TransportUlimaroaWaitemataReinforcement15th Reinforcements

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Taken FromPhoto taken from Weekly Press, 11 July 1917

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