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ROSS, Arthur
Personal Details
Service Number: | 803 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
24 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 803, 24th Infantry Battalion, Raywood, Vic. | |
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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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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Listed on Raywood State School No 1844 Honor Roll ('Humanity called, the response was great'), Raywood Hall, Victoria.
Parents: Alexander and Jessie ROSS