James Donald ROSS

Regimental number2/1082
AddressCommercial Hotel, Hamilton
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Robert Ross, Roslyn, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 December 1914
No 1 Field Artillery Brigade left New Zealand on board 'Willochra'; No 4 Howitzer Battery on board 'Knight of the Garter'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankGunner
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 29 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialAri Burnu Cemetery (Row B, Grave No 8), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Sarah Ross, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Second