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Donald James ROSS

Regimental number3609
Place of birthHay New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address54 Balliang Street, South Geelong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Ross, 54 Balliang Street, South Geelong, Victoria
Enlistment date7 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name29th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 1 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll29th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 29 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row B, Grave No.5), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
116
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Donald and Margaret Ross, 54 Balliang Street, Geelong South, Victoria. Native of Hay, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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