Charles ROSS

Regimental number49006
Date of birth2 August 1878
Place of birthAustralia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38
Height5' 4.5"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinBrother, T Ross, Golden Fleece Hotel, Nelson
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 February 1917
Place of enlistmentTimaru
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 84 Turakina on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Jane Ross (both b. Scotland)
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 September 1917; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 17 September 1917, and posted to B Company.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 18 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 30
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20807830