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| 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[6][7] |
| Born | 6 March 1892 / Brighton, Sussex [2] |
| Nationality | 
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| 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 [8] |
| Casualty Type | Commonwealth War Dead |
| Died | 23 July 1917 |
| Age | 25 |
| 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][9] |
| 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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| Commemorative Scroll | Yes / click here |
| Websites | William Stuart Ross Remembrance / Brighton College Remembers |
| Images | Yes / click here |
Biography
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References and notes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Wounded in action along with fellow officer Lieutenant Montmorency, Suvla, Gallipoli, 8 August 1915.
- ↑ 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."
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