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John ROSS

Regimental number2476
Place of birthEaglehawk Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressKellerberrin, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinFather, Mr Daniel Ross, Hodgson Street, Eaglehawk, Victoria
Enlistment date15 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll31 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name51st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/68/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A66 Uganda on 20 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialPerth Cemetery (China Wall) (Plot VI, Row J, Grave No.11),Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
153
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Daniel and Janet Ross, Hodgson Street, Eaglehawk, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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