ROSS, Hugh Benjamin
| Service Number: | 49 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd New South Wales Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Whakarara, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, 14 July 1878 |
| Home Town: | Hay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Upper Castle Creek State School |
| Occupation: | Mechanic/Miner/Boundary rider/Rabbit trapper |
| Died: | Natural causes, Orange, New South Wales, 9 December 1946, aged 68 years |
| Cemetery: |
Orange General Cemetery, New South Wales Buried in the Presbyterian section |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Trooper, 49, 3rd New South Wales Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 1 Apr 1902: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 49, 3rd New South Wales Imperial Bushmen, HMAT Manhattan, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Graham Ross
"OBITUARY MR HUGH ROSS
Mr Hugh Ross, of Wrightville, Cobar, died at the Base Hospital Orange on Monday last, Dec. 9th at the age of 69 years. The late Mr Ross, with his wife, was on holidays at Orange with their son Donald, who is home from the Army of Occupation in Japan, when he was taken ill and admitted to hospital. A veteran of the Boer War and World War one, the late Mr Ross had resided at Wrightville for 11 years and was employed at the New Occidental Gold Mines as a fitter, where amongst a wide circle of friends he was a popular figure and known for his many stirling qualities. Prior to coming to Cobar the late Mr Ross had resided at Hillston for many years, where he conducted a garage business." - from the Hillston Spectator and Lauchlan River Advertiser 19 Dec 1946 (nla.gov.au)
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