The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

apanderson · Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 7:51 am Post subject: Pte. William Ross

Identified on SNWM as No. 7417, Cameronians, 4th Bn.
Born at Airdrie.
Died at Home.

According to 'Airdrie & the Great War' .......
He died from Pneumonia at Glasgow and his address at enlistment was 25 Mack Street Airdrie.

He's commemorated on Airdrie Civic Memorial, Broomknoll Church and (I think) Caldercruix Church as well.

Can I find him on CWGC - nope! Confused

As usual ........ HELP!!

Anne

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 10:52 am Post subject:

Anne

William Ross Coal Miner/ Private 4th Battalion Scottish Rifles.
Died 2 March 1915 at Stobhill Hospital, Springburn, Glasgow. Age 32.
U.R. 25 Mack St. Airdrie F. James Ross - Coal Miner. M. Mary Ross m.s. Carr.
Acute Pneumonia. Heart Failure. Cert by Capt.R.A.M.C.
Reg. by James Ross 25 Mack St. Airdrie.

But like you can't find him on CWGC.
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Ken

adb41 · Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 178 Location: Stornoway

It is likely that he was discharged from service, but is not listed on CWGC because his eventual cause of death is not related to his war-service.

kinnethmont · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 1649 Location: Aberdeenshire

Anne

There is no surviving service file to assist in this case and nothing to show he was ever overseas. Although not acceptable for CWGC it might well be he was a pre-war TF man and commemorated on the local memorial on account of this.
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Jim

If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

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apanderson · Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 7:15 pm Post subject:

Another wee mystery solved then!

At least he's remembered somewhere.

Thanks again everyone.

Anne