William Williams ROSS

Regimental number7/1653
Addressc/o T Simpson, Albury
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs H Ross, Arun Street, Oamaru
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of disease 21 December 1918
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialChanak Consular Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No 1), Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Harry and Jane Selena Ross, Oamaru
Other details

Died at Gallipoli after the Armistice.

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