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Alexander Patrick ROSS

Regimental number2441
Place of birthLondon England
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarm hand
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, A V Ross, 2c Cole Street, Borough, London, England
Enlistment date22 April 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 16 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 30 December 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt L'Abbe (Plot VI, Row H, Grave No.I) France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
175
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander Frederick and Emily ROSS, 2C Cole Street, Borough, London, England
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2442 Pte John Francis ROSS, 57th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 April 1919.

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