Historical information

Joseph Roland Page Cross ; Service Number: 35864: Rank: Gunner; Roll title: FAB [Field Artillery Brigade] - 27 to 35 Reinforcements (November 1917 - June 1918)
Conflict / Operation: First World War, 1914-1918; Date of embarkation: 9 November 1917; Place of embarkation: Melbourne; Ship embarked on: HMAT Port Sydney A15
(from First World War Embarkation Rolls).
This photograph was used in the WW1 exhibition held in Orbost April 2015.

Significance

This is a useful reference tool.

Physical description

A laminated b/w photograph of Gunner Joseph Roland Cross. It is a head and shoulders photograph of a soldier in uniform.

Inscriptions & markings

GUNNER;Joseph Roland Cross
HEAD DRIVER ; Heavy Artillery
28th Batallion, 3rd Brigade (1914-1918) WAR