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Military service
Age:
27
Rank:
Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
North Nova Scotia Highlanders, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
August 10, 1916
North East Margaree, Nova Scotia
Enlistment:
February 4, 1941
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Death:
February 1, 1944
Petersfield, United Kingdom
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
44. C. 9.
Additional information
Son of Thomas Ethridge Ross and Annie Jean Ross, of North East Margaree, Nova Scotia.
Brother of Douglas MacRae Ross who died July 26, 1942 while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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Great Uncle Alexander (known to family members as Sandy)in his uniform. -
Group Photo
Alexander Bentick Ross (Sandy) with his brothers Charlie Ross (far right) and Doug (second from the left) Doug was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force. On July 26th, 1942, his plane was shot down. Sandy joined WWII about two years after his brother Doug was killed, but died in training. Charlie was the only one of the three brothers who never went to war overseas. He stayed behind on the farm with his father, Thomas Ross, and lived there after his father's death to take care of the farm. He and his wife, Josie (Macdougall) raised three children on the farm: Doug, Sandy, and Anne (Deale). Doug presently lives on the family homestead with his family. The family home is located in Northeast Margaree on the Cabot Trail. -
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Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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Lieutenant Alexander Bentick Ross
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Lieutenant Alexander Bentick Ross
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Lieutenant Alexander Bentick Ross
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Lieutenant Alexander Bentick Ross
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Lieutenant Alexander Bentick Ross
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Lieutenant Alexander Bentick Ross
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Lieutenant Alexander Bentick Ross
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Lieutenant Alexander Bentick Ross
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Lieutenant Alexander Bentick Ross
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 432 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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