ROSS, John William Turtin
(Service number 6/979)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Garden Road, Fendalton, New Zealand | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | E.J. Ross, 7 Garden Road, Fendalton, Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 10 May 1915 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Twelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Helles, Turkey | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial; Woodbury Church Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Edward James and Jane Wilson Ross, of 7, Garden Rd, Fendalton, Christchurch.
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