Ross, George James
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Regiment: 7th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers
Biography: Son of Robert R. Ross, seed merchant ; born Aberdeen, 27 March 1892 ; educated Robert Gordon's College ; matriculated in Agriculture, 1909. After spending a Session in the Agricultural Department he obtained an appointment on a plantation in Ceylon, and six months later went to the Malay States. On the outbreak of war he was in the Federated Malay States Volunteer Rifles and served with them till his return home in January 1916, when he joined the 4th Gordons. After a few months service at home he proceeded to France. In June 1917 he obtained a commission in the Royal Scots Fusiliers, and served with them till he was killed near Arras on 30 January 1918.
Date of Death: 30 January 1918
Burial Details: Buried at Wanquetin Communal Cemetery Extension, Plot 1, Row C, Grave 15.
Publication: Roll of Service, edited by Mabel Desborough Allardyce. Published 1921.
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