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|Surname and forenames=Ross Alexander
 
|Surname and forenames=Ross Alexander
 
|Army number=4455884
 
|Army number=4455884
|Rank=Pte
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|Rank=Private.
 
|Date of birth=Born 1914/15.
 
|Date of birth=Born 1914/15.
|Age=25
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|Age=25 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but almost certainly early May 1939.  Posted ? 9th Bn DLI.  Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, posted 1 TS.  Served BEF.  Reported missing - see newspaper article below.  Now known to have been KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Category "B", Authority:- L. Casualty.
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|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but almost certainly early May 1939.  Posted ? 9th Bn DLI.  Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish.  Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France.  Reported missing - see newspaper article below.  Now known to have been KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Category "B", Authority:- L. Casualty.
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|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
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|Company/Battery=B Company.
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|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
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|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman.
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|Promotions=None known.
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|Wounded=Not yet known.
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|Prisoner of War=No.
 
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
 
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
|Died/Killed in action=20-May-40.
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|Died/Killed in action=20-May-40 at Ficheux.  Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row F, Grave 8, [[BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY]], Ficheux.  His headstone has no inscription, other than "Buried near this spot".
|Home address=Son of Mrs E M Ross, Low Team, Gateshead.  Lived at 13 Upton Street, Gateshead.  Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row F, Grave 8, Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux.
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|Home address=Son of Mrs E M Ross, Low Team, Gateshead.  Lived at 13 Upton Street, Gateshead.   
 
|Image Name=Ross_A_4455884.JPG
 
|Image Name=Ross_A_4455884.JPG
 
|Image Title=Pte A Ross' CWGC headstone.
 
|Image Title=Pte A Ross' CWGC headstone.

Latest revision as of 10:48, 10 March 2022

Personnel Entry

Pte A Ross' CWGC headstone.
Pte A Ross' CWGC headstone.

Name Ross Alexander
Army number 4455884
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 1914/15.
Age 25 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but almost certainly early May 1939. Posted ? 9th Bn DLI. Posted ? 12th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/1940, and posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Reported missing - see newspaper article below. Now known to have been KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40, Category "B", Authority:- L. Casualty.
Company/Battery B Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not yet known.
Prisoner of War No.
Died/Killed in action 20-May-40 at Ficheux. Buried Memorial Plot 8, Row F, Grave 8, BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux. His headstone has no inscription, other than "Buried near this spot".
Home address Son of Mrs E M Ross, Low Team, Gateshead. Lived at 13 Upton Street, Gateshead.
Source table 1TS

A local newspaper article relating to Private Ross is set out below:-


Local newspaper article - exact date not yet known