William Stuart Ross

William Stuart Ross

A Soldier of the Border Regiment
Remembered with Honour

Lonsdale Battalion Roll of Honour

Full Name	William Stuart Ross
Rank (highest)	Captain ^[1] Lieutenant / 22 December 1916 ^[2] 2nd Lieutenant (temp) / 13 November 1914 ^[3]^[4]
Company	C Company / Officer Commanding / October 1916 ^[5]
Battalion	6th Battalion
Regiment	Border Regiment
Theatre(s) of War	France and Flanders Egypt Gallipoli / Wounded in action along with fellow officer Lieutenant Montmorency / 8 August 1915 / Suvla ^[6]
Born	6 March 1892 / Brighton, Sussex ^[2]
Nationality	English
Education	Cambridge University Brighton College
Parents	Dr Douglas Ross and Emma Ross (née Daniels) ^[2] / 19 Sackville Gardens, Hove, Sussex
Sibling(s)	Ronald Maynard Ross, also killed in the War / 4 March 1917 ^[7]
Casualty Type	Commonwealth War Dead
Died	23 July 1917
Age	25 Years
Cause of Death	Killed in action along with 5 of his men by enemy shell fire while he was conducting a Lewis machine gun inspection ^[2]^[8]
Burial Type	Grave
Reference Number	I.A.5.
Resting Place	La Brique Military Cemetery No.2 Commemorated in perpetuity by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Coordinates	Latitude: 50.86469 / Longitude: 2.89442
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Websites	William Stuart Ross Remembrance / Brighton College Remembers
Images	Lieutenant Ross Lieutenant Ross (middle row, far right) Sidi Bashr, Egypt, 1916
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References and Notes See notes and definitions for primary source material and further information. ↑ Medal Card of William Stuart Ross The National Archives. Ref: WO 372/17/95287. Accessed 20 May, 2020. ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Max Usher (2017). Never to Return: Brighton College's Fallen 1914–18. Bloomsbury. p.114. ↑ Promotions/Appointments - Army Lists, December 1914 National Library of Scotland. p.1173. Accessed 20 May, 2020. ↑ William Stuart Ross - Temp. 2nd Lieutenant Supplement to the London Gazette. 16 November, 1914. p.9383. Accessed 20 May, 2020. ↑ 6th Battalion War Diary, October 1916. ↑ 6th Battalion War Diary, August 1915. ↑ William Stuart Ross Surrey in the Great War: A County Remembers. Accessed 19 May, 2020. ↑ An extract from a Battalion letter of condolence reads: "He was such a fine boy, and so well liked by us all. We do miss him very much indeed, for we have lost a friend, a true soldier, and a very gallant gentleman. One of nature's own."

[national-archives-1] Medal Card of William Stuart Ross The National Archives. Ref: WO 372/17/95287. Accessed 20 May, 2020.

[usher-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Max Usher (2017). Never to Return: Brighton College's Fallen 1914–18. Bloomsbury. p.114.

[3] Promotions/Appointments - Army Lists, December 1914 National Library of Scotland. p.1173. Accessed 20 May, 2020.

[4] William Stuart Ross - Temp. 2nd Lieutenant Supplement to the London Gazette. 16 November, 1914. p.9383. Accessed 20 May, 2020.

[5] 6th Battalion War Diary, October 1916.

[6] 6th Battalion War Diary, August 1915.

[7] William Stuart Ross Surrey in the Great War: A County Remembers. Accessed 19 May, 2020.

[8] An extract from a Battalion letter of condolence reads: "He was such a fine boy, and so well liked by us all. We do miss him very much indeed, for we have lost a friend, a true soldier, and a very gallant gentleman. One of nature's own."

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