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|Army number=4439816
 
|Army number=4439816
 
|Rank=Corporal
 
|Rank=Corporal
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|Date of birth=22/9/1902, birth registered in Gateshead.
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|Date of birth=22/9/1902 at Burnopfield.  Birth registered in Gateshead.
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|Age=0
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|Age=(At the time of his death). Not yet known.
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|Unit=Attested 1/12/21 in the Territorial Army for 4 yrs. Paper maker aged 19, born Gateshead.  Enlisted in 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry.  Discharged 30/11/25 on completion of engagement.  Re-enlisted on 5/5/39 in the 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry.  ?Posted to 12th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry.  Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/40, Posted to 1st Battalion Tyneside Scottish.  Served B.E.F.  Captured Ficheux 20/5/1940.  Posted ? Bn Black Watch, Class Z Army Reserve 8/1/46.
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|Unit=Attested 1/12/21 in the Territorial Army for 4 yrs. Paper maker aged 19, born Gateshead.  Enlisted in the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry.  Discharged 30/11/25 on the completion of his engagement.  May have re-enlisted to make a total of eight years served (to be confirmed).  Re-enlisted on 5/5/39 in the 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry.  ? Posted to 12th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry 1/9/1939.  Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/40, and posted to 1st Battalion Tyneside Scottish.  Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France.  Captured as a Prisoner of War at [[FICHEUX]] on 20/5/1940.  Repatriated to the UK - date not yet known.  Posted ? Battalion of the Black Watch on repatriation.  Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 8/1/46.
 
|Company/Battery=C Company.
 
|Company/Battery=C Company.
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|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
 
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
 
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
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|Prisoner of War=357, 10349.  Held in Stalag XXA from 10/6/1940.  Transferred to Stalag XXB on 24/10/1941.  Transferred back to Stalag XXA on 13/1/1944.  Transferred to Stalag 357 on 18/5/1944, arriving on 22/5/1944.  Transferred to Stalag IVB on 6/12/1944.
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|Task or role=Probably Infantry Section Commander.
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|Home address=Born Burnopfield. Father - A.T.C.Ross, 39, Bensham Terrace, Gateshead.
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|Promotions=Corporal.
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|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
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|Prisoner of War=Stalags XXA, XXB and IVB together with Camp 357, PoW Number 10349.  Held in Stalag XXA from 10/6/1940.  Transferred to Stalag XXB on 24/10/1941.  Transferred back to Stalag XXA on 13/1/1944.  Transferred to Stalag 357 on 18/5/1944, arriving on 22/5/1944.  Transferred to Stalag IVB on 6/12/1944.
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|Home address=Father - A.T.C.Ross, 39, Bensham Terrace, Gateshead.
 
|Source table=1TS
 
|Source table=1TS
 
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The researcher is grateful to Michelle Lewis for additional information detail, now incorporated above.
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In addition Michelle traced the following documents pertaining to Corporal Ross and they are included below:-
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[[File:Red_Cross_Card_front.jpg|400px|thumb|centre|Front of Red Cross notification card of PoW status]]
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[[File:Red_Cross_Card_rear.jpg|400px|thumb|centre|Rear of Red Cross notification card]]
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[[File:Newspaper_article.jpg|800px|thumb|centre|Newspaper article]]
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[[File:C_Coy_1TS_13_April_1940.jpg|1200px|thumb|centre|C Company 1st Tyneside Scottish - taken 13 April 1940]]
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It is not known which of the men depicted is Corporal Ross.

Latest revision as of 15:23, 17 December 2021

Personnel Entry

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Name Ross Norman
Army number 4439816
Rank Corporal
Decorations
Date of birth 22/9/1902 at Burnopfield. Birth registered in Gateshead.
Age (At the time of his death). Not yet known.
Unit Attested 1/12/21 in the Territorial Army for 4 yrs. Paper maker aged 19, born Gateshead. Enlisted in the 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry. Discharged 30/11/25 on the completion of his engagement. May have re-enlisted to make a total of eight years served (to be confirmed). Re-enlisted on 5/5/39 in the 9th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry.  ? Posted to 12th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry 1/9/1939. Transferred to the Black Watch 1/2/40, and posted to 1st Battalion Tyneside Scottish. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Captured as a Prisoner of War at FICHEUX on 20/5/1940. Repatriated to the UK - date not yet known. Posted ? Battalion of the Black Watch on repatriation. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 8/1/46.
Company/Battery C Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Probably Infantry Section Commander.
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions Corporal.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Stalags XXA, XXB and IVB together with Camp 357, PoW Number 10349. Held in Stalag XXA from 10/6/1940. Transferred to Stalag XXB on 24/10/1941. Transferred back to Stalag XXA on 13/1/1944. Transferred to Stalag 357 on 18/5/1944, arriving on 22/5/1944. Transferred to Stalag IVB on 6/12/1944.
Died/Killed in action
Home address Father - A.T.C.Ross, 39, Bensham Terrace, Gateshead.
Source table 1TS

The researcher is grateful to Michelle Lewis for additional information detail, now incorporated above.

In addition Michelle traced the following documents pertaining to Corporal Ross and they are included below:-

Front of Red Cross notification card of PoW status



Rear of Red Cross notification card



Newspaper article



C Company 1st Tyneside Scottish - taken 13 April 1940

It is not known which of the men depicted is Corporal Ross.

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