Regimental number | 4889 |
Place of birth | Warrnambool, Victoria |
School | Penshurst State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Meldrum, Dorrigo, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 41 |
Height | 5' 11.25" |
Weight | 158 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mr A Ross, Church Street, Wollongong, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, Fromelles, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 41 |
Place of burial | Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-LSur-La-Lys (Plot I, Row F, Grave No.5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 163 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Wollongong General Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: Alexander and Mary ROSS, 40 Church Street, Wollongong, New South Wales. Native of Victoria, Australia. Note different date of death. |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4888 Corporal Charles Alexander ROSS, 56th Bn, returned to Australia, 2 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 56th Bn, Ferry Post, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Killed in action, 20 July 1916. Buried at Sailly-sur-la-Lys Cemetery by Reverend W.M. Holliday, 20 July 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |