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Ross-M-B-Pte-5204

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Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

 

Ross M B     Pte    5204    Martin Benjamin              14 Inf Bn    25    Clerk    Single    R C       

Address:    Moonee Ponds, Park St, 2   

Next of Kin:    Ross, R, Mrs, mother, 35 Napier St, Essendon   

Enlisted:    3 Nov 1915       

Embarked:     A68 Anchises 14 Mar 1916

 

Relatives on Active Service:

Ross-C-T-F-Pte-2722  brother  

 

Mentioned in this publication:

Essendon Gazette, presentation to mother and farewell to brothers

 

In a letter from the front, Private Ben Ross, who resigned his position as clerk at the Moonee Ponds railway station to enlist, states that, while on board, he was robbed of all his belongings, including a sum of money. This lad seems to be very unfortunate, for while at Royal Park camp he was robbed of a gold watch that had for him great value, being a presentation watch to his mother, Nurse Ross, on her departure from Nhill after many years a resident of that town. He asks his parents to caution other fellows against taking anything they value into camp.

 

DEATH OF LIEUT. KEITH RAMSAY. (1916, May 25). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 5 Edition: Morning.. Retrieved January 30, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74593058

 

The following are extracts from a letter received by Nurse Ross, of Park street, Moonee Ponds, from her son, Private Ben Ross:

 

France,

10th July, 1916.

"I am well and as fit as ever. We are not in the firing line at present; but not far off, though. We can hear the roar of the guns. Our battalion is in action, and as we are the first reinforcements it cannot be long before we are in it, too. The sooner the better, as we are sick and tired of waiting and want to try our luck. I do not want you to worry. If Australia knew how these Huns are treating our soldiers, there would not be one mother who would prevent her son from joining the colours to help crush the brutes. Bill has been made sergeant since we came here, and Ray Jones, who was with Gordon's, has been made company sergeant-major, and is highly respected by his men. I had a tour round last Sunday, and the scenery is beautiful. No wonder Germany is after this place; but she has no hope now. By the time this reaches you, I can safely say we will be doing our bit".

 

OUR SOLDIERS. (1916, September 21). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 3 Edition: Morning.. Retrieved February 9, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74594199

 

Nurse Ross, of 376 Ascot Vale road, Moonee Ponds, has received word that her eldest son, Private Ben Ross, stretcher bearer, has been severely wounded in France.

 

ROLL OF HONOR. (1918, June 20). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 3 Edition: Morning. Retrieved July 8, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74606340

 

 

 

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