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ROSS, Peter Lowe
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1515 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 February 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Railway Unit (AIF) |
| Born: | Milton, Glasgow, Lanark Scotland, 16 January 1871 |
| Home Town: | Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railways |
| Died: | Subiaco, Western Australia, 10 October 1939, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican-Hc-0133. MEMORIAL-ID- 213643377 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Railway Unit (AIF) | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 1515, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Sergeant, 1515, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Anita Tsamtsikas
Peter Lowe Ross, was born to parents William Arnott ROSS and Agnes nee LOWE (second wife of William) in Scotland in 1871. He was one of 8 children.
His family left Scotland for New Zealand when he was 3 years old. The family then moved to South Australia when he was aged six in 1877. His Father William died in 1881 leaving behind a widow with six children. Agens never married again and she died in Sth Aust. in 1914.
Trove indicates that Peter was well respected in his community and was very active in the RSL. He was at the time of his death Secretary of the West Perth RSL Sub branch.