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ROSS, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 778 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nairn, Scotland, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Woodford, Moreton Bay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 26 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the LONE PINE MEMORIAL at Panel 49, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Nairn and District War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 778, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 778, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 778, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 778 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-04-26 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Allan and Charlotte Campbell Ross of Scotland. Brother of Anne Ross of 2 Innes Street, Inverness, Scotland
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Apprenticed to A. Mitchell of Nairn, Scotland for over 3 years
Member of the Stanley River Rifle Club, Woodford, QLD
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