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Full Name
William Desmond Ross
Rank Last Held
Flying Officer (Pilot)
Forename(s)
William Desmond
Surname
Ross
War
World War II, 1939-1945
Serial No.
NZ424264
Gender
Male
Body on Embarkation
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Campaigns
Europe
Last Unit Served
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 184 Squadron, RAF
Place of Death
Germany
Date of Death
21 February 1945
Age at Death
22
Year of Death
1945
Cemetery Name
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Grave Reference
26 G
Biographical Notes
William Ross was the son of William Eris Ross and Ina Doris Ross, of Dunedin, New Zealand.
Description of Image
  • Portrait, Weekly News
  • Headstone, Reichswald Forest Cemetery, 1998 Adriaan de Winter and Ton van Alphen
  • Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, shelter and seats near the entrance
  • Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, view of graves and a shelter
  • Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, view of graves and the shelter near the entrance in the background
Additional Information
In 1998 Adriaan de Winter and Ton van Alphen undertook a project in the Reichswald Forest Cemetery photographing all the headstones of New Zealanders buried there.
Further References
Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch: Volplane Press.
Sources Used
Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org