Samuel ROSS

Regimental number41888
OccupationMotor mechanic
Next of kinMother, Mrs L Ross, Tinwald, Ashburton
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
The New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements left New Zealand on two ships, 'Ruapehu' on 14 March 1917, and 'Corinthic' on 2 April 1917. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which of these ships the members of G Company embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 4 November 1918
Place of burialLe Quesnoy Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row A, Grave No 17), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs E.S.A. Ross, 141 Cox Street, Ashburton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 30

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