ROSS, Alister John
| Service Number: | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 January 1915, Lismore, N.S.W. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Dingwall, Ross-shire, Scotland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Dingwall Academy |
| Occupation: | Butter factory hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jan 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), 2008, Lismore, N.S.W. | |
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| 16 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2008, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2008, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 2008, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2008 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-22 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He is one of two Australian soldiers of the Great War commemorated on the Dingwall war memorial which stands at the roadside outside the National Hotel in the High Street, Dingwall, Inverness-shire, Scotland. It takes the form of a bronze figure of a soldier in kilted uniform holding a rifle, with bayonet fixed, mounted on a plinth with a two-stepped base leading to the dedicatory inscription on a stone tablet at the base; there are three tablets with the names of the fallen from the First World War centred above dedication and also tablets, bordered by sculpted spears set into plinth, which itself is set into the wall, with two additional plaques listing the names from the Second World War on either side; the memorial is enclosed by a fence and is reached by wide walkway. There are 98 names listed for World War 1 and 33 for World War 2. The architect was John J. Joass and the sculptor James Alexander Stevenson.
The other Australian soldier is Private George Douglas of the 47th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. who died in Australia on 12th September 1920.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Born at Dingwall, Ross-shire, Scotland, the son of Mrs A.M. Ross of Hilton of Cadboll, Fearn, Ross-shire. Before emigrating he had served with The Seaforth Highlanders.
When he enlisted in Januray 1915, he stated his age at 20 years and 5 months.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Alister is also commemorated on the Dingwall Academy War Memorial-this takes the form of a large plaque in a heavy mahogony picture frame on the wall in Reception in the new Academy. Originally, it must have been in the old Academy. It is a list of former pupils who fell in the Great War 1914-1918.
IN HONOUR AND REMEMBRANCE OF FORMER PUPILS
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
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