ROSS, Allan
| Service Number: | 3310 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1916, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bracknell, Tasmania., June 1874 |
| Home Town: | Birkenhead, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3310, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 27 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 3310, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 3310, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Malakuta, Adelaide | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 43rd Infantry Battalion, - |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Allan Ross was born in Bracknell, Tasmania, in 1874, to his mother Cecilia Ross. Not much is known about his earlier life. He enlisted in World War 1 in the 28th of March 1916, at the old age of 41, having previously being rejected for varicose veins. In his service he was immediately transferred to the 43rd Battalion, but was repeatedly troubled by his varicose veins and sent to hospital on multiple occaisions. He returned to Australia on the 19th October 1918, later being discharged on the grounds of being medically unfit, being issued the British War Medal and the Victory Medal, in January 1919.