Arthur ROSS

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Service Number:	803
Enlisted:	24 March 1915, Raywood, Vic.
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glenlyon, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Raywood, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Raywood State School No.1844, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1916
Cemetery:	Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Plot XVI, Row C, Grave 6
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Raywood State School No. 1844 Honor Roll

24 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 803, 24th Infantry Battalion, Raywood, Vic.
8 May 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
10 May 1915:	Involvement Corporal, 803, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Corporal, 803, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
30 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 803, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
1 Dec 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 24th Infantry Battalion, Gallipoli
5 Aug 1916:	Involvement Sergeant, 803, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 803 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-08-05

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Listed on Raywood State School No 1844 Honor Roll ('Humanity called, the response was great'), Raywood Hall, Victoria.

Parents: Alexander and Jessie ROSS