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Identity
Person No.
2941
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Alexander Ross
Initials
A R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
43
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DIS 6,077
Died of disease
Cause of Death
Died of cancer of the tongue, at Kimberley
Military Service
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unknown
Defence Force
UK 4,066
British forces
Unit History
Notes

Husband of Mary Ann Buckle, of P.O. Box 48, Bloemhof, Transvaal. Served in GSWA in South African Army Service Corps. Joined CAHTC as Sergeant 16-May-1917, and posted to No. 7 Coy 18-May-1917. To Army Service Corps (BEF) 10-June-1918. Disembarked at Cape Town on HMT Ingoma 9-August-1919. Released from service 12-August-1919 at Maitland. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918

Research notes


4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "Army Service Corps" (a branch, not a specific regiment) moved to Corps, per John's decision on the broader Regiment/Corps field-swap review.

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***Accepted by CWGC for War Grave Status & burial site under investigation

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