Dear Editor,

Clement Ross from Brampton Street, Ross-on-Wye was a WW1 soldier who was not killed in Flanders Fields or on the Somme. However he was wounded five times in various battles and spent a lot of time in military hospitals both in France and England and was one of many thousands of soldiers nationally who died after Armistice Day as a result of war wounds.

His short life ended on July 10th 1919 in  Ross Cottage Hospital aged 21, and he was buried in St. Mary’s cemetery with full military honours.

In civilian life  he was a caddie at the Ross Golf Club.  On April 7th 1914 he signed on for six years with the KSLI (Kings Shropshire Light Infantry) as Private No 6601. He served till March 13th 1919 when be was de-mobbed and sent back to England.

Clement’s name is on the WW1 memorials at the Prospect and St.Mary’s church in Ross.

More details of his life can be seen in the WW1 Ross Gazette Special edition published in November 2018.

Gordon Amand

Ross-on-Wye