Private John Alexander Ross
Accident in WW2
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
D/110251
Cause of Death (in war):
Accident
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Forces
Battalion:
Canadian Forestry Corps
Company:
No 2 Company
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Aldershott, England
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
20 years 7 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
20 years 9 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
20 years 9 months
Country Born:
England
Trade or Calling:
Mechanic helper
Next of Kin:
Son of Clara Ross, Howick, Quebec.
Address at Enlistment:
Howick, Quebec
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
Westmount, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
6 ft 0.0 in / 183 cm
Weight:
158 lbs / 72 kg
Chest:
34.5 in / 88 cm
Expansion:
2.5 in / 6 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Not Specified
Saw Service in:
Canada
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
80 days in service
Buried at:
Plot:
Plot 15. Range 5.
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Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Private |
Canadian Forces |
Army |
Canadian Forestry Corps |
No 2 Company |
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Awards
| Conflict |
Award |
Action |
Date of Award |
Date of Citation |
Source |
| WW2 |
War Medal 1939-45 |
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| WW2 |
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal |
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Notes
Born: December 29, 1919 Aldershot, England
Enlisted: August 6, 1940 Westmount, Quebec
Outstanding claims against the estate were:
Doctor's bill
Funeral Expenses
Georgetown Church
War service gratuity in this case was $15.00 for the 81 days he was in service
Statement from one of the men with Pte. Ross, D-110268 Pte. Mike Buhnai
We were walking down the right side of the Lakeshore Road between the Lachine Canal and the Honore Mercier Bridge to meet a friend of Pte. Ross's who was a policeman on the Honore Mercier Bridge, when I saw a car approaching with fog-lights which did not shine very brightly. The car was coming towards at a speed of between 50 and. 6o miles per hour and as soon as I saw the car I shouted to the boys 'Here comes a car" and. jumped to the left landing in the middle of the road six feet away. As I the car touched my foot so that I felt it.
The car struck Pte. Ross and carried him a distance of about fifty feet and as the car struck him the lights were turned on. The car stopped and the driver got out and asked Pte. Potts if anyone was hurt. We looked for Pte. Ross and found him in the ditch at the rear of the car, dead.
Additional Service Notes
Death not due to service in an accident on Lafleur St. Montreal, Quebec, near the corner of St-Patrick and Lafleur. He was walking and struck by a car.
Statement from one of the men with Pte. Ross, D-110268 Pte. Mike Buhnai
We were walking down the right side of the Lakeshore Road between the Lachine Canal and the Honore Mercier Bridge to meet a friend of Pte. Ross's who was a policeman on the Honore Mercier Bridge, when I saw a car approaching with fog-lights which did not shine very brightly. The car was coming towards at a speed of between 50 and. 6o miles per hour and as soon as I saw the car I shouted to the boys 'Here comes a car" and. jumped to the left landing in the middle of the road six feet away. As I the car touched my foot so that I felt it.
The car struck Pte. Ross and carried him a distance of about fifty feet and as the car struck him the lights were turned on. The car stopped and the driver got out and asked Pte. Potts if anyone was hurt. We looked for Pte. Ross and found him in the ditch at the rear of the car, dead.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Mrs Clara Ross, Howick, Quebec
Father John Ross, Howick, deceased 31 May 1927
Married 10 September 1913, Kingsclere, Hampshire, England
Sister Claire Elizabeth Potts, Howick, Quebec
