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Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

 

Lieutenant Leslie Hamilton Ross

Mansfield's Souvenir of the Great War 1914 - 1919

 

Ross L H     Lt        Leslie Hamilton                22 Inf Bn    23    Mechanic    Single    C of E       

Address:    Moonee Ponds, Wordsworth St, 47   

Next of Kin:    Ross, Lucenda Mrs, mother, 47 Wordsworth St, Moonee Ponds   

Enlisted:    8 Mar 1915       

Embarked:     RMS Orontes 29 Mar 1916   

 

Relatives on Active Service:

Ross-P-H-Pte-4304  brother

Ross-H-H-Pte brother discharged

 

2nd Lieut. L. B. Ross, 47 Wordsworth street, Moonee Ponds, is suffering from a severe gunshot wound in the arm received in France. He is now in England in 14 General Hospital.

 

WITH THE COLOURS. (1916, August 24). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 5 Edition: Morning.. Retrieved February 5, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74593899

 

PROMOTIONS ABROAD.
Mr and Mrs Donald Ross, 47 Wordsworth street Moonee Ponds, have been advised that their son, Leslie H Ross, second lieutenant, has been promoted to first lieutenant in France. He was severely wounded but has now returned to duty.  

   
Saturday 14 April 1917
Cite: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1610762  

 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ross, 47 Wordsworth street, Moonee Ponds, have been notified that their son, 2nd lieutenant Leslie H. Ross, has been promoted to 1st lieutenant in France. He was previously reported as severely wounded, but has now returned to duty.

 

ROLL OF HONOR. (1917, April 19). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 3 Edition: Morning. Retrieved May 11, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74602292

 

War Service Commemorated

Essendon Town Hall L-R

Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour Wounded