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Record #23409
Name :
: Anthony Campbell ROSS (1897 - 1917)
  aka : Sapper Ross


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 20 Feb 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 8 Aug 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Morayshire, Forres
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Lens
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 31 Mar 1913
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Scotian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Quarrier's Orphan Homes of Scotland

Agency
: Quarriers
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Sapper Anthony Campbell Ross. Could not confirm as British Home Child through LAC, however, confirmed with actual shipping documents.

1901 Scottish Census records place Anthony Ross with his mother and grandparents at 48b North Road, Forres, Morayshire. At 5 years of age he was born about 1896 in Forres, Morayshire. He is with his maternal grandparents, Jessie and John Campbell. His mother, Annie Ross, and siblings James (15), Mary Ann (3), and John (3 months). John Campbell was a Mason by trade, Annie Ross was a Domestic Servant by occupation.

UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Name: Anthony C Ross
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Birth Date: abt 1897
Departure Date: 22 Mar 1913
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Destination Port: Halifax, Canada
Ship Name: Scotian
Shipping Line: Allan Line
Official Number: 149547
Master: Henry Marchart
Additional Information: Noted as Quarrier's Party.

Attestation paper was signed 30 Jun 1915 in Nieppe, France where Anthony was serving with the 3rd Field Company, CE from May 1914 until joining the Expeditionary Force. Anthony Campbell Ross was born 30 Jun 1915 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland. He was a Painter by trade. His Next of Kin was Mrs. A. Ross of 23 High Street East, Forres, Moryashire, Scotland. 5'5" in height with blue eyes and brown hair, he had a tattoo reading 'Unity Bonny Scotland' on his right forearm. His religion was listed as Presbyterian.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty confirm that he was Killed in Action west of Lens, Nord Pas de Calais, France. He is buried in Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery - British Extension, Bully les Mines, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: IV. D. 11.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56444174 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-12-10 10:56:24 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-10 10:57:16 /

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10451 ALEXANDER, Thomas George1891ENG,    , Glasgow Camlachie Jun 1897 : Sarmatian CAN Quarriers  
6358 ALEXANDER, William1893SCT,     Apr 1906 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
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