James Alexander ROSS

Regimental number13/194
AddressStreamlands
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinJames Ross, Streamlands via Kaipara Flats
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCorporal
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 28 November 1915
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burial7th Field Ambulance Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 7), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Mary Ross, Hina Road, Papatoetoe, Manakau. Native of Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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