ROSS, Francis Charles
| Service Number: | 1948 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 February 1915, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maldon, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 27 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1948, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1948, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1948, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 25 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1948, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1948, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
A mothers loss
Francis [Frank] Charles Ross
Was born in Maldon Victoria in 1981 to Donald Ross and Hannah Lamb
Francis enlisted on 15th Feb 1915 and embarked overseas on 22/8/1915" HMAT Anchesis" as part of 3rd Reinforcements/ 22nd infantry Battalion 1 AIF.
He saw action in Galipoli landing in 20/10/1915 but was admitted to hospital with a sprained ankle 16/12/1915 and was evacuated to Egypt 20/12/15 .
He landed in Mersailles in 26/3/1916 and entrained to northern France to join the B.E.F., he would spend time in Armentières training before moving south to join the
Somme offensive.
We understand that the 22nd battalion moved into the trenches near Pozieres on the 27th July 16.
Francis was reported "Wounded" on the 5th August between 27/7 -4/8/16, this was amended on the 14/12 to"Wounded & Missing", subsequently a court of inquiry was held on 26/12/17 where this was amended to "Killed in Action"
Francis Ross was the only child of the 2nd marriage of Hannah Lamb [nee Johns], another child from her 1st marriage Pte Thomas Cooper [1925] 7th Battalion was killed in action on the 7th Oct 1917 in an action on Westhoek ridge as part of 3rd Ypres campaign.
Submitted 15 August 2019 by Wayne Vaughan
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