Virtual War Memorial | John William ROSS

John William ROSS Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

ROSS, John William

Service Number:	7571
Enlisted:	18 June 1917, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Warracknabeal, Vic., 1895
Home Town:	Warracknabeal, Yarriambiack, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	6 October 1958, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Memorials:	Cocoroc Employees of the Metropolitan Farm Roll of Honor, Warracknabeal Ailsa & District Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

18 Jun 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7571, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
21 Nov 1917:	Involvement Private, 7571, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
21 Nov 1917:	Embarked Private, 7571, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne

Help us honour John William Ross's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Son of J Ross, Woolcock Street, Warracknabeal, Victoria