Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
John Smith Ross
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 09.10.1915
- Place of enlistment: Toronto, Ontario.
- Service no: 166641
- Rank: Corporal
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Canadian Railway Troops
- Unit/Ship: 2nd Battalion, Pioneers
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 27
- Date of Death: 27.09.1916
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Albert Communal Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: I.P.49.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 14.04.1889
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address:
- Occupation: Baker
- Mother:
- Father:
- Siblings:
James, 2 Stevenson St, Lochee, Dundee
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about John Smith Ross
John listed a Lizzie Cooper (friend) of Forth Ave, Kirkaldy as his next of kin when he enlisted. He died of wounds at No4 Field Ambulance.
For more information on John visit John’s Memorial and John’s Service Record and Circumstances of Death Register
There are also several references to John in the Dundee Peoples Journal 21/10/1916 page 10, and 20/1/1917 page 7, available in Dundee Central Library.
Information researched and supplied by Gary Thomson
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