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DelBoy
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 Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 3:48 pm Post subject: John A. Ross |
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Can anybody find this guy on SNWM or CWGC for me?
From Brechin WW1 RoH
ROSS, JOHN. Private. London Regiment. Killed, 23rd September, 1916. Church Street.
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apanderson
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| Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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I can't find him either?
Here he is on the 1901 Census:
Name: John Ross
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Isabella
Gender: Male
Where born: Dun, Forfar
Registration Number: 275
Registration district: Brechin
Civil parish: Brechin
Town: Brechin
County: Angus
Address: 11 Church Street
Occupation: Apprentice Butcher
ED: 4
Household schedule number: 90
Line: 16
Roll: CSSCT1901_88
Household Members: Name Age
John Ross 48
Isabella Ross 44
Susan Ross 7
Isabella Ross 17
Alexander Ross 12
Gertrude Ross 4
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DelBoy
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| Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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Is this him?
The date is 20 days out and age is 6 years out. As is place of birth and regiment!
SNWM
Surname: ROSS
Firstname: John Alexander
Service Number: 3/5094
Date Death: 03/09/1916
Place of birth: Banff Scotland
Other: 14th (Service) Bn.
SNWM roll: SCOTTISH CASUALTIES EXTRACTED FROM ENGLISH REGIMENTS
Rank:Sgt
Theatre of death:F.& F.
CWGC
Name: ROSS, JOHN ALEXANDER
Initials: J A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Hampshire Regiment
Unit Text: 14th Bn.
Date of Death: 03/09/1916
Service No: 3/5094
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 7 C and 7 B.
Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL |
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apanderson
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| Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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Here's the Medal Card Index for the man you found - no extra info though.
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spoons
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| Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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Or how about this man?
Name: ROSS, JOHN ALEXANDER
Initials: J A
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: London Regiment
Unit Text: 17th Bn.
Age: 33
Date of Death: 26/10/1915
Additional information: Son of Alexander and Annie Ross, of Hampstead, London, and Kingussie, Inverness-shire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: III. A. 12.
Cemetery: DUD CORNER CEMETERY, LOOS
date and year are wrong but at least the regiment agrees
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apanderson
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| Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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Had a look at the above man's MCI
His father is listed as Mr. F. Ross, 36 Fellows Road, South Hampstead, N.W., (London?) and confirms he was k.i.a. 26th October 1915 |
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