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Sgt. Frederick Rosier
British Army 7th Btn. Suffolk Regiment
from:Pakenham, Suffolk
(d.25th Jul 1915)
Frederick Rosier was the eldest son of Brad Rosier of Walsham-le-Willows and his wife, Rebecca. He was educated at Rickinghall Village school and enlisted in the 2nd Northamptonshire Regiment on 15th of March, 1894 and served in the South African War, receiving the Queen's medal with four clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Orange Free State and Transvaal, and King's medal with two clasps. He took his discharge, on the 14th of March, 1903, and then joined the Reserve for six years.
After the outbreak of war he reenlisted in the 7th Sulfolks, on the 7th of Sept. 1914, with his former rank of Sergt., and after acting as Drill Sergeant for some time at Shorncliffe, went to France on 30th of May, 1915, He died in the Stationary Hospital, Boulogne on the 25th of July, 1915, of wounds received in action, he is buried in Boulogne Cemetery. His commanding officer wrote "He was not only a very effiecent sergtant, but also a good keen man on whom I knew I could always rely to carry out the most dangerous of our duties. His pluck when in pain from his wound was magnificent"
He was for ten years a bell-ringer at St. Mary's Church, Walsham-le-Willows, and was also secretary of the local branch of his Trade Union. Sergt. Rosier was married at Walsham-le-Willows, 13th Dec. 1902, to Ellen and had three children, Frederick Arthur William, b. 26 July, 1903; Winifred Dorothy, b. 22 May 1906, and Florence Lucy, b. 23 Aug. 1915.
Pte. Arthur Edward Rosling
British Army 7th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Langtoft, Lincolnshire
Arthur Rosling is remembered on a plaque in Langtoft Village Hall listing men from the village who served and returned after the war.
Pte. Alexander Ross
Australian Imperial Forces 36th Btn.
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Ord.Sig. Alexander Scott Ross
Royal Navy HMS Indefatigable
from:23 Buccleuch Street, Glasgow
(d.31st May 1916)
Alexander Scott Ross was an 18 year old Scot from Glasgow. He was an Ordinary Signaller in the Royal Navy lost when HMS Indefatigable was sunk in the Battle of Jutland on the 31st May 1916. A Glasgow newspaper report states:
Mrs and Mrs Ross, 23 Buccleuch Street Glasgow have received intimation from the Admiralty that their son Alexander Scott Ross A.B. HMS Indefatigable was killed during the Jutland sea fight. He was 18 years of age and had enlisted shortly before the outbreak of war, prior to which he was engaged in learning wireless telegraphy.
Gnr. Alexander William Ross
British Army 10th Mountain Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Swinton, Berwickshire
(d.21st October 1918)
Alexander Ross was a ploughman and had been granted exemption from fighting but still joined in 1917. His battery was engaged in sharp fighting in Gaza, Jerusalem and Jericho, but it was crossing Jordan he contracted malaria and died in hospital. He is buried in Haifa War Cemetery.
Sgt. Alexander Ross
British Army 20th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Northampton
(d.20th Jul 1916)
Alexander Ross joined the 20th (3rd Public School) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers from university. He was killed when the Battalion suffered severe losses at the battle for High Wood near Bazentin le Petit in the Somme on 20th July 1916.
Gnr. Alfred Walter Robert Ross
British Army 307th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Bristol
(d.26th Mar 1918)
Alfred Ross was the husband of Ethel M. Ross of 5 Chester Park, Fishponds, Bristol. He was 34 when he died and is buried in the Sandrigo Communal Cemetery in Italy.
Pte. Charles Ross
British Army 9th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders
Charles Ross arrived in France on the 4th of August 1915. He was posted to 9th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders and was later transferred to the 1st battalion. (Dates of transfer unknown.)
Pte. David Ross
British Army 7th Btn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
from:Stevenston, Lanarkshire
(d.13th October 1918)
David Ross died on 13th October 1918 aged 23 and is buried in the Naves Communal Cemetery Extension in France.
Son of James and Annie Ross nee Stevenson, of 19 Nimmo's Rows, New Stevenston, Lanarkshire, prior to enlisting David was a miner in James Nimmo's Collieries, Holytown, Lanarkshire
Pte. E. Ross
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Walker
E Ross was wounded in October 1916
Rflmn. Edward Ross
British Army 10th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Belfast
(d.7th June 1917)
Edward Ross was only 15 years old and lied about his age. He and his best friend joined up at 15 years old. They went to Ballykinler, then France. Edward suffered trench feet and ended up in hospital in France. His body was never found. I don't know the name of his friend but I have the origional letters from him to his mother.
Rflmn. Eward Ross
British Army 10th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Portrush
(d.7th June 1917)
Edward Ross was 15 years old and lied to get into the Army. He died with his best friend who also lied about his age.
Pte. Francis George Ross
British Army 34th Btn. London Regiment
from:Penzance, Cornwall
Francis Ross was gassed during the war and was sent to Bournemouth to recuperate.
Pte. Francis George Ross
British Army West Riding Regiment
from:Penzance
Francis George Ross was gassed in France whilst with the West Riding Regiment.
Frank Ross
British Army Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Dover
Pte. George Anderson Ross
British Army 8th Btn. North Staffordshire Regiment
(d.4th June 1918)
L/Cpl. H. Ross
British Army 1st Btn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
(d.30th November 1920)
Lance Corporal Ross is buried in Benares Cantonment Cemetery in India, Plot K, Grave 15.
Pte. Harold Ross
British Army 16th (1st City Pals) Btn. Manchester Regiment
from:Salford
(d.1st July 1916)
Signallers Harold Ross and his pal Rolly Ashton were both killed in action near Montauban on July 1st 1916.
Pte. Henry Ross
British Army 1/10th Btn. Manchester Regiment
from:Broughton, Salford
(d.17th Apr 1918)
Henry Ross was my uncle. He was known in the family as Harry and was my dad's eldest brother. He is buried in the New British cemetery in Couin, France.
Gnr. Herbert George Edward "Pop" Ross
British Army 325th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery
from:London
Herbert G E Ross joined up on the 7th of May 1917 in London and was sent to Cannock Chase for training. I haven't found out yet where he ended up, but he was gassed and convalesced in Dalgeish Castle in Scotland. When he was better, he returned to the fighting and was gassed again and sent home never to return to the fighting.
Pte. James Ross
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Scots
(d.18th Feb 1915)
James Ross, Private 10363, was killed at the age of 28. he was the son of Joseph and Catherine Shade Ross and is commemorated on the Menin Gate at Ypres.
Sgt. James Milne "Parky" Ross
British Army 6th Btn. Gordon Highlanders
from:Parkside, Portgordon
My father, James Milne Ross served from 1914 to 1916 in France. He was wounded and so was allowed to stay at home from late 1916. He had joined up as Territorial Army private based in Buckie. He was awarded the Mons Star, the Victory Medal and the British War medal. He was mentioned in the Gordon Highlanders history as the private who helped a lady farmer in France whose cow was having difficulty with calving. He, being a farm crofter was seconded to assist. He was made a "Kings Sergeant" on the battle field.
Editor's Note: - Private 718 James Ross enlisted in the Territorial Army, 6th Battalion Gordon Highlanders, on 1st February 1911 for 4 years. On his initial application he describes himself as a Roman Catholic, a Farm servant and 18 years 9 months old. His next of kin was his mother, Mrs B. Ross, 82 Queens Road, Aberdeen.
He commenced war service in 1914 and his Battalion embarked for France on 9th November 1914, from Southampton. He was disciplined twice. On 31st December 1914, he was fined 1 days pay for having a dirty bayonet. On 8th January 1915, he was fined 2 days pay for having a dirty rifle and not shaving. In April 1915 he spent some time in hospital with diarrhoea. He was discharged, time expired on 18th February 1916.
Pte. John Ross
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Dunston
(d.1st July 1916)
John Ross is named on the Thiepval Memorial
Pte Joseph Francis Ross
British Army 6th Btn Kings Regiment (Liverpool)
from:Garston, Liverpool
Joseph Ross served with 6th Btn, Kings Regiment (Liverpool).
Pte. Peter Ross
Australian Imperial Force. 36th Btn.
from:Dulwich, NSW
My grandfather Peter Ross, originally from Edinburgh, Scotland, but after emigrating with his parents to Australia, served with the 36th Battalion, 9th Brigade AIF from early 1917. Peter suffered a gunshot wound to the head and left hand on the 4th April 1918 at Villers-Brettoneux. He was blinded by this severe injury and was evacuated back to St. Dunston's in London and did not recover enough to return to Australia until 1921. Later, he returned to England and married one of his nurses who he had met at a hospital in Midhurst, Sussex. His health was severely affected for the rest of his life but thankfully he lived to a good age and had 8 children and died in 1976.
Cpl. Peter Joseph Ross MM.
British Army 20th Btn. London Regiment
from:Birtly
Peter Ross was my father.who received the Military Medal, I think for taking a machine gun post alone? He did tell me a few stories but not many. One he said he witnessed the first group to enter I believe the Hindenburg line. An officer he said was under reprimand and decided to do an act of bravery to retrieve his reputation ( I do not think this was the 20th Londons?) The officer got several volunteers, around a dozen and took off and the managed to get into a section of the impenetrable Hindenburg line. He was told the story by the only survivor who my father spotted walking backwards with some German prisoners to cover him from enemy fire. They had fought for quite a long time in a section of the line with the Germans throwing grenades into there section until he was the only survivor. Some how he managed to get these prisoners about 6? in front of him to protect him from the German fire and waked backwards to the British trenches. This was the point my father, very carefully as putting your head above the trench was very dangerous, observed this strange procession from quite some distance until they reached the trench where my father was waiting, with others of course, and heard the story from this very brave soldier All the rest of the volunteers he said including the officer were killed. My father said he believes this incident would never have been recorded as it was not observed by an officer and the following day after the incident a major battle happened that may have even killed the single survivor of that attack and many others.
He also told me as he was a runner he would usually go over the top with and officer and one time a sergeant as well either side of him. A German Machine gun popped up and all three dropped to the ground, only my father survived.
I would like to know why he was awarded the MM, it may have been something to do with a solo attack on a machine gun post but I am not sure. He did mention that he was also mentioned twice in dispatches.
Gnr. R. J. Ross
British Army 173rd Brigade, B Bty Royal Field Artillery
(d.29th July 1918)
Gunner Ross was 20 years old when he died. He is buried in Germany in the Berlin South West Cemetery. Grave Ref. I.D.13.
Pte. Ralph Ross
British Army 1st Btn. Manchester Regiment
from:Northampton
(d.9th Jan 1917)
Ralph Ross served with the 1st Btn. Manchester Regiment.
Pte. Richard Calo Ross
Australian Imperial Forces 10th Australian Machine Gun Coy
from:Raywood Victoria
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Richard Calo Ross joined the AIF at Melbourne on 22 September 194. He served first in the 9th Light Horse, 57th Battalion. He was at Gallipoli from August 8 1915 and was there until the evacuation. He has no known grave but his name is listed on the Ypres Memorial Gates.
Sig. Richard Stephen Ross
British Army 9th Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
from:Forres, Scotland
The Morayshire Roll of Honour contains this information about Dick Ross, "Richard Stephen Ross, No 235116, Signaller, 9th Scottish Rifles. Dick was born at Rafford on 10th January 1893. He joined at Ardrossan in December 1916 and served in France and Belgium. He was the son of Alexander Ross (deceased) and Isabella Asher. Dick lived at 31A North Road, Forres. In civilian life he was a printer."
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