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|image1 = Ross, William Stuart (Lieutenant).jpg |
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|Name=William Stuart Ross |
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|image1_alt = William Stuart Ross |
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|Rank=Captain |
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|image_caption = William Stuart Ross |
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|Battalion=[[6th Border Regiment]] |
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|ServiceCountry=United Kingdom |
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|Where died=F & F |
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|How died=k.i.a. |
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|Age=25 |
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|Date of death=23rd July 1917 |
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|Casualty type=Commonwealth War Dead |
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|Grave ref=I. A. 5. |
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|Resting place=[[La Brique Military Cemetery No.2]] |
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|Additional info=Son of Dr and Mrs Douglas Ross of 19 Sackville Gardens, Hove, Sussex; Also served in Gallipoli and in Egypt. |
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|scroll_name = William Stuart Ross |
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|scroll_battalion = 6th Battalion |
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|scroll_regiment = The Border Regiment |
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{{The Lonsdale Battalion:Abbreviations & notes for remembrance infobox}} |
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|rank = [[Captain]]<br>[[Lieutenant]] / 22 December 1916 <ref name="usher">Max Usher (2017). ''Never to Return: Brighton College's Fallen 1914–18''. Bloomsbury. p.114.</ref> |
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|company = C Company / Officer Commanding / October 1916 <ref>[[6th Battalion War Diary, October 1916]].</ref> |
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|battalion = [[6th Battalion]] |
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|regiment = [[Border Regiment]] |
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|theatres = France and Flanders<br>Egypt<br>Gallipoli |
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|name = William Stuart Ross |
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|born = 6 March 1892 / Brighton, Sussex <ref name="usher"/> |
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|education = Cambridge University<br>Brighton College |
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|parents = Dr Douglas Ross and Emma Ross (née Daniels) <ref name="usher"/> / 19 Sackville Gardens, Hove, Sussex |
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|siblings = Ronald Maynard Ross, also killed in the War / 4 March 1917 <ref>[https://www.surreyinthegreatwar.org.uk/person/118959 William Stuart Ross] Surrey in the Great War: |
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A County Remembers. Accessed 19 May, 2020.</ref> |
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|nationality = English |
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|casualty_type = Commonwealth War Dead |
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|died = 23 July 1917 |
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|age = 25 Years |
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|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 <ref name="usher"/> |
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|burial_type = Grave |
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|reference_number = I.A.5. |
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|resting_place = {{CWGC cemetery|id=52101|name=La Brique Military Cemetery No.2}} |
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|coordinates = {{osm|50.86469|2.89442|14}} |
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|biography = {{no biography}} |
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File:Ross, William Stuart (Lieutenant).jpg|Lieutenant Ross |
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File:6th Border Regiment Officers, Egypt 1916.jpg|Lieutenant Ross (middle row, far right) Sidi Bashr, Egypt, 1916 |
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}} |
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[[Category:Officers (6th Battalion)]] |
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[[Category:6th Battalion Roll of Honour]] |
[[Category:6th Battalion Roll of Honour]] |
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Revision as of 22:40, 19 May 2020
a Soldier of the Border Regiment / Remembered with Honour
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Military
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| Rank | Captain Lieutenant / 22 December 1916 [1] |
| Company | C Company / Officer Commanding / October 1916 [2] |
| Battalion | 6th Battalion |
| Regiment | Border Regiment |
| Theatre(s) of War | France and Flanders Egypt Gallipoli |
Personal
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| Full Name | William Stuart Ross |
| Born | 6 March 1892 / Brighton, Sussex [1] |
| Education | Cambridge University Brighton College |
| Parents | Dr Douglas Ross and Emma Ross (née Daniels) [1] / 19 Sackville Gardens, Hove, Sussex |
| Sibling(s) | Ronald Maynard Ross, also killed in the War / 4 March 1917 [3] |
| Nationality | English |
Remembrance
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| 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 [1] |
| 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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Biography
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| We do not have any biographical information about this soldier. This is a dedicated remembrance page for William Stuart Ross, a soldier of The Border Regiment (inc. being attached or transferred) during The Great War. Please consider helping this project by contacting us with any useful information OR feel free to include any relevant information here yourself by clicking on "Edit" above. | |
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References and notes
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See notes and definitions for soldier remembrance pages for further information.
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