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Lt Leslie G. K. Ross Memorial Plaque

Lt Leslie G. K. Ross Memorial Plaque
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Description / Background

A brass plaque commemorating the death of Lt. Leslie George King Ross is located in the Holy Trinity Church in Glen Innes.

Ross was born in Tamworth, New South Wales, and enlisted as a single law clerk aged 18 years on 12 July 1916 as a private in the 29th Battalion. As a Lieutenant in the 33rd Battalion, he died of disease on 9 November 1918 and was buried in the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery at Fouilloy, France.

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

LESLIE GEORGE KING ROSS 

1st LIEUT 33rd BATT AIF

DIED IN FRANCE NOV. 9th 1918, AGED 21 YEARS.

AFTER 2 YEARS ACTIVE SERVICE.

HIS DUTY DONE.

Veterans listed on this memorial

Veterans listed on this memorial

Last held rank Given name Family name Conflict/s Service No. Service Campaign Read more
Lieutenant Leslie George King Ross World War 1 4363 AIF France view

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Address
Holy Trinity Church
76 Meade Street
Glen Innes NSW 2370
Local Government Area
Glen Innes Severn Council
Setting
Building – inside
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Graham Wilson AOM; heritage advisor to the Glen Innes Severn Council
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18