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Samuel ROSS

Regimental number2787
Place of birthByaduk Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressByaduk via Hamilton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinMother, Mrs George Ross, Byaduk via Hamilton, Victoria
Enlistment date14 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 April 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialGaza War Cemetery (Plot XII, Row E, Grave No. 6), Palestine
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
8
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Flora ROSS, Byaduk, Victoria
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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