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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. -
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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
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Alexander Bentick Ross
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Alexander Bentick Ross
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Alexander Bentick Ross
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Alexander Bentick Ross
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Alexander Bentick Ross
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Alexander Bentick Ross
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Alexander Bentick Ross
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Alexander Bentick Ross
Digital gallery of
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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BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY Surrey, United Kingdom
Brookwood is 30 miles from London (M3 to Bagshot and then A322). The main entrance to Brookwood Military Cemetery is on the A324 from the village of Pirbright. Brookwood Military Cemetery is owned by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and is the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the United Kingdom, covering approximately 37 acres.
In 1917, an area of land in Brookwood Cemetery (originally The London Necropolis) was set aside for the burial of men and women of the forces of the Commonwealth and Americans, who had died, many of battle wounds, in the London district. This site was further extended to accommodate the Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War, and American, Belgian, Czech, Dutch, French and Polish plots containing the graves of Allied casualties. There are also German and Italian plots where prisoners of war lie buried.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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