William George (Will) ROSS DCM

ROSS, William George

Service Number: 15258
Enlisted: 6 April 1916, Reinforcements
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: Field Company Engineers
Born: Golden Grove, South Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Golden Grove, Tea Tree Gully, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: 28 June 1980, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Cleve Rudall Honor Roll WW1, Cleve WW1 Honor Roll
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World War 1 Service

6 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 15258, 4th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcements
7 Oct 1916: Involvement Sapper, 15258, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
7 Oct 1916: Embarked Sapper, 15258, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge

Sapper Ross of the 4th Field Company Engineers, was awarded the DCM for destroying enemy wire in front of the Vaire Wood.