Major

Fleming Ross

MiD (WW1)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Daniel and Hannah Ross, of Timaru; husband of Lillie Marion Ross, of 15, Tavistock Rd., Lyall Bay, Wellington.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Fleming Ross trained new troups in Eygpt but wanted to be more involved so requested a transfer to the Western Front. He was a reservist before the war.

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10/3144
Name:
Fleming Ross
Rank: 
Major
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Lillie M. Ross (wife), 11 Paterson Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
11 Paterson Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
18 September 1916
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
38
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
8th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 November 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Fleming Ross
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