Roy Leigh Ross
Name Roy Leigh Ross
Number Private 3568
Battalion 59th Battalion
Place of Birth Meeniyan
Next of Kin His mother, Julia Ross of Tarwin
Date and place of enlistment Meeniyan on 27/7/1915
Physical details on enlistment Age 21 years, 6 foot, 11 stone, grey eyes and light brown hair
Religion Presbyterian
Occupation Farmer
Date and place of death
He was missing in action on 19/7/1916 at Fleubaix at the Battle of Fromelle and was declared to have been killed on that date at a Court of Enquiry held on 29/8/1917
Location of grave or memorial
His name is on the VC Corner Memorial Fromelle France.
Relationship to Woorayl Shire
He and his family were from Tarwin and Meeniyan
Military History
- He is on the Meeniyan Honour Roll
- 27/7/15 He enlisted in Meeniyan
- 11/10/15 He embarked Melbourne on HMAT Nestor
- 30/12/15 He had a septic throat and went to the Australian General Hospital Heliopolis Cairo
- 2/1/16 He was diagnosed with mumps and discharged on 30/1/16
* 26/2/16 He was allotted to the 59th Battalion at Tel el Kebir. He had been in the 7th Battalion
- 18/6/16 He embarked Alexandria
- 26/6/16 He disembarked Marseilles
- 19/7/16 He was missing in action at Fromelle
- 29/8/17 A Court of Enquiry held concluded he was killed in action on 19/7/16
- 16/1/18 Julia Ross wrote asking for a death certificate
- 13/9/22 Julia Ross send stamps to pay for the photo of her son’s grave
- 2/11/16 His widowed mother Julia was granted 2 pounds a week from
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- 12/10/21 Mrs. Ross received his scroll and plaque.
- 31/8/20 Mrs. Ross received the medals
- 26/1/23 Mrs. Ross received the victory medal
- His brother Thomas Ewan Ross also served.