Private John Ross
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1881-07-23
Place of birth: Saint John New Brunswick Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. Margaret Ross, 29 Rock St., St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Teamster
Occupation (normalized): Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)
Address:
St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, VIII. E. 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 817767
Highest Rank:
Private
(Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry)
Rank detail
- Private, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 104th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-11-10 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Attack South West of THELUS. (Vimy Ridge)
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 80862
LAC ID:
611844
Service file: B8479-S035
Uploader's Notes: Original overseas unit 140th Canadian Infantry Battalion. Joined the P.P.C.L.I. in the field March 6, 1917.
Uploader's Research notes:
Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948" database
His Attestation form shows he joined the 104th, not the 140th as indicated in Notes below.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-05-13