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25/1260 Pte Ross


Peter Bennett

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The soldier below is named as George Ross on SDGW, which is correct

Name: ROSS

Initials: T

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment/Service: Northumberland Fusiliers

Unit Text: 25th (Tyneside Irish) Bn.

Date of Death: 08/07/1916

Service No: 25/1260

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: A. 24. 16.

Cemetery: ST. SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN

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GRO Overseas Deaths index also has him as George. Death certificate reference is I.30.212.

No doubt an interesting co-incidence but the GRO has another George Ross with a similar NFs service number - 22/1260 - also a 1916 death.

John

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Actually that's interesting.

The MIC for 25/1260 George Ross, Northd Fus, says "Not identical with 22/1260 George Ross, Northd Fus.

And indeed there is another MIC for 22/1260 "Not identical" with the other one.

Both cards marked "DoW", but only one of them is in the CWGC database, as far as I can see.

Can I smell a non-com?

Both men are George Ross in GRO War Deaths page 3128:

ROSS George Pte 22/1260 Nrth Fus 1916 I.31 217

ROSS George Pte 25/1260 Nrth Fus 1916 I.30 212

Adrian

EDIT: John beat me to it!

EDIT again:

Different dates of death and a slightly different service number for the 25th Bn man on SDGW (FindMyPast version):

Name: George ROSS

Regiment, Corps etc.: Northumberland Fusiliers

Battalion etc.: 22nd Battalion (Tyneside Scottish).

Last name: Ross

First name(s): George

Initials: G

Birthplace: Kelsoe, N.B.

Enlisted: Sunderland

Residence:

Rank: PRIVATE

Number: 22/1260

Date died: 2 February 1916

How died: Died of wounds

Theatre of war: France & Flanders

Name: George ROSS

Regiment, Corps etc.: Northumberland Fusiliers

Battalion etc.: 25th Battalion (Tyneside Irish).

Last name: Ross

First name(s): George

Initials: G

Birthplace: South Shields

Enlisted: South Shields

Residence:

Rank: PRIVATE

Number: 25/1250

Date died: 8 July 1916

How died: Died of wounds

Theatre of war: France & Flanders

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I think this must be the other George Ross.

Name: ROSS, GEORGE

Initials: G

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment/Service: Northumberland Fusiliers

Unit Text: 22nd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn.

Age: 32

Date of Death: 02/02/1916

Service No: 221260

Additional information: Son of Donald and Jane Ross, of 3, Oven Wynd, Kelso, Roxburghshire.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: II. M. 8.

Cemetery: ESTAIRES COMMUNAL CEMETERY AND EXTENSION

Amazing how these things go off at a tangent, I was not looking for a non-com but trying to trace the family of another Ross from South Shields.

Presumably the "first" Ross will not be changed unless the death certificate is produced ?

Thanks everyone

Peter

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