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Elsie Gertrude Ross

In memory of:

Nursing Sister Elsie Gertrude Ross

February 26, 1916

Military Service

Age:

33

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Army Medical Corps

Additional Information

Born:

June 22, 1882
Zorra, Ontario

Daughter of Alexander Ross and Christina (Murray) Ross, sister of Maggie Ross, Katie Ross, George Ross, Alice Ross, and John Ross.

Commemorated on Page 156 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

STRATFORD (AVONDALE) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. 5. Lot 60.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Brantford Expositor 1916. Submitted or the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Brantford Expositor 1916. Submitted or the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Brantford Expositor 1916. Submitted or the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Brantford Expositor 1916. Submitted or the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Credit www.heroesofzorra.ca

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    Newspaper Clipping – Credit www.heroesofzorra.ca
  • Inscription

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  • Cemetery– Photo of Avondale Cemetery located in Stratford, Ontario.

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    Cemetery
    Cemetery – Photo of Avondale Cemetery located in Stratford, Ontario.
  • Cross of Sacrifice– Cross of Sacrifice at Avondale Cemetery.

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    Cross of Sacrifice
    Cross of Sacrifice – Cross of Sacrifice at Avondale Cemetery.
  • Grave marker– Avondale Cemetery gravestone for Elsie Gertrude Ross. A walking tour guide for the cemetery can be printed from www.stratfordpertharchives.on.ca

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    Grave marker – Avondale Cemetery gravestone for Elsie Gertrude Ross. A walking tour guide for the cemetery can be printed from www.stratfordpertharchives.on.ca
  • Newspaper Clipping– Source: The Globe Toronto Wednesday March 1 1916

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    Newspaper Clipping – Source: The Globe Toronto Wednesday March 1 1916
  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Nursing Sister Elsie Gertrude Ross - Canadian Army Medical Corps. Died from pneumonia at the Toronto General Hospital. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-119.01-e.php?q2=36&q3=2919&sqn=134&tt=1326&PHPSESSID=eo3hb5ee37gfi8ijliuqdh90d5

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Nursing Sister Elsie Gertrude Ross - Canadian Army Medical Corps. Died from pneumonia at the Toronto General Hospital. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-119.01-e.php?q2=36&q3=2919&sqn=134&tt=1326&PHPSESSID=eo3hb5ee37gfi8ijliuqdh90d5

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