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William Stirling ROSS

Regimental number5436
Place of birthSouth Alloa, Stirlingshire, England
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationStoreman and bootmaker
AddressMain Street, Tallangatta, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation37
Next of kinFather, W Ross, 117 Kilbagie Street, 213 Kincardine, on Forth of Fife, Scotland
Enlistment date21 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 3 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 23 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot VI, Row H, Grave No. 16), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
45
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of William ROSS and Isabella BARRIE, 117 Kilbagie Street, Kincardine, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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