ROSS, Alexander
| Service Number: | 2389 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Montrose - Angus District of Scotland , date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Warragul, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 7 June 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Pont d'Achelles Military Cemetery, France Grave Reference: II. A. 12. INSCRIPTION MY BELOVED HUSBAND WHO PUT HONOUR & HIS COUNTRY BEFORE EVERYTHING, Pont-D'Achelles Military Cemetery, Nieppe, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Warragul Great European War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2389, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2389, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 28 and is one of three soldier sons of David and Bessie [Betsy] D. Ross of 49, King St., Montrose, Forfarshire, who fell in action in just over a year. He left a widow, Isabella Ross, of Rossie Braes, Warragul, Victoria, Australia.
His younger brothers were:
Private David Ross, aged 20, Service No: 240985, "C" Coy. 4th/5th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Date of Death: 31/07/1917 – no known grave - YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL - Panel 37.
Private Charles Cameron Ross, aged 23, Service No: 203123, "C" Coy. 7th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Date of Death: 24/07/1918- no known grave - SOISSONS MEMORIAL.
All three brothers are remembered on the Montrose War Memorial.
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