Private

Hector Ross

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Lachlan and Barbara Ross, of Achrisgill, Rhiconich, Lairg, Scotland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Hector was born 15th May 1891 so was 24 when he died on the 9th August 1915. His Father died of throat cancer 23 March the same year. His Brother, Donald Lachlan (dob 28 Sep 1897) Private ‘B’ Coy... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/95
Name:
Hector Ross
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
15 May 1891
Next of Kin: 
Lachlan Ross (father), Kinlochbervie, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Glenorchy, Queenstown, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
09 August 1915
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 5
HMNZT 9
Vessel:
Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
16
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Hector Ross
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