We remember Leslie George King Ross

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1893
sibling Gordon King Ross Source:8454748 1893
1895
sibling Eileen Elizabeth Anne Ross Source:8454748 2nd March 1895
1897
birth Tamworth New South Wales Australia Source:8454754 Source:8372012 1897
1916
enlistment Sydney New South Wales Australia Source:8372012 12th July 1916
1916
service Australian Imperial Force Trooper 4363 6th Light Horse Regiment Source:8372012 12th July 1916 - 25th October 1916
1916
service Australian Imperial Force Private 4363 8th Brigade 29th Battalion Source:8372012 25th October 1916 - 10th February 1917
1917
service Australian Imperial Force EDP Corporal 4363 8th Brigade 29th Battalion Source:8372012 10th February 1917 - 19th June 1917
1917
service Australian Imperial Force Lance Corporal 4363 17th Brigade 63rd Battalion Source:8372012 19th June 1917 - 13th August 1917
1917
service Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant 4363 17th Brigade 63rd Battalion Source:8372012 13th August 1917 - 15th September 1917
1917
service Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant 4363 8th Brigade 29th Battalion Source:8372012 15th September 1917 - 11th October 1917
1917
service Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant 4363 9th Brigade 33rd Battalion Source:8372012 11th October 1917 - 8th February 1918
1918
hospitalisation Trench Fever Hospital/Institution Source:8372012 6th January 1918 - 18th April 1918
1918
service Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 4363 9th Brigade 33th Battalion Source:8372012 8th February 1918 - 9th November 1918
1918
hospitalisation Tonsilitis Hospital/Institution Source:8372012 4th July 1918 - 2nd August 1918
1918
hospitalisation Wounded in Action - Gun Shot Wound Leg Hospital/Institution Source:8372012 8th August 1918 - 29th August 1918
1918
hospitalisation Influenza and Pneumonia Hospital/Institution Source:8372012 2nd November 1918 - 9th November 1918
1918
dates Age 21 Source:8454753 9th November 1918
employment Law Clerk Source:8372012
service Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Australian Infantry 33rd Battalion Source:8454752
1918
death War Related Sickness Died of Pneumonia France Source:8454752 Source:8372012 9th November 1918
burial Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme 4l Stationary Hospital Cemetery, Asylum, Duty-les-Amiens, 62E. R. 27. B. France Plot 13. AA. 7. Source:8372012

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Leslie George King
Initials LGK
Last Name Ross
Source 8372012
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Australian Imperial Force Australian Infantry 33rd Battalion Lieutenant
Australian Imperial Force 4363 8th Brigade 29th Battalion Private
Australian Imperial Force 4363 8th Brigade 29th Battalion EDP Corporal
Australian Imperial Force 4363 17th Brigade 63rd Battalion Lance Corporal
Australian Imperial Force 4363 17th Brigade 63rd Battalion Second Lieutenant
Australian Imperial Force 4363 8th Brigade 29th Battalion Second Lieutenant
Australian Imperial Force 4363 9th Brigade 33rd Battalion Second Lieutenant
Australian Imperial Force 4363 6th Light Horse Regiment Trooper
Australian Imperial Force 4363 9th Brigade 33th Battalion Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Colin James Ross father
Elizabeth Matilda King mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Eileen Elizabeth Anne Ross sister 2nd March 1895
Gordon King Ross brother 1893
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fresh Grey Fair
DateHeightSource
1916 5'6"
Religion
DateReligionSource
Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

Media

Media

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  • Lieutenant L. G. King Ross
    As featured in Sydney Mail article, 15th May 1918.

    Contributed by:
    Hannah21187

  • Portrait of Lt. Leslie George King Ross
    Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Leslie George King Ross, 33rd Battalion, of Glenn Innes, NSW. A law clerk prior to enlisting on 19 July 1916, he embarked with service number 4363; 11th Reinforcements, 29th Battalion, as a private on 3 November 1916, from Sydney aboard HMAT Afric. During 1917 Ross attended NCO School in Tidworth and became and Instructor at Bombing School in Lyndhurst. Ross was promoted to lieutenant on 8 February 1918. On 3 November 1918 he was admitted to hospital gravely ill and died on 9 November 1918 at 41 Stationary Hospital, France, of bronchitis and pneumonia, aged 21 years. He was a descendant of Phillip Gidley King, Third Governor of NSW, one of over 50 whom served in the First World War.

    Contributed by:
    Hannah21187

  • Headstone
    Headstone at Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery

    Contributed by:
    David1424

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Australian ANZACs from the National Archives of Australia
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Hannah21187
New South Wales Births Transcription Hannah21187
Australian Imperial Force Embarkation Roll 1914-1918 Transcription Jess120243

External Evidence

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www.geni.com: Leslie George King Ross Hannah21187
Sydney Mail, "All At The War: Descendants of Governor King" Hannah21187
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour: Leslie George King Ross Hannah21187
First World War Embarkation Rolls: Leslie George King Ross Hannah21187
Red Cross Wounded and Missing: Leslie George King Ross Hannah21187
Link to brother's record: Gordon King Ross Hannah21187

Multimedia

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Lieutenant L. G. King Ross Hannah21187
Portrait of Lt. Leslie George King Ross Hannah21187
Headstone David1424

Stories

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