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ROSS, Donald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1753 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1916, Bathurst, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Campbelltown, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Campbelltown State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Railway labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
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World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1753, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Bathurst, NSW | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1753, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1753, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1753, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , SW to left shoulder. Evacuated to ARS. Rejoined unit 12 August 1916. | |
| 27 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1753, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Mouquet Farm | |
| 19 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1753, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17 |
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