Source: Bruce in Khaki. : Vol. I. No. 1. (October 12, 1917.) page 8.
Family Search: When Private David Gordon Ross was born on 5 July 1896, in Wroxeter, Huron, Ontario, Canada, his father, Robert Ross, was 23 and his mother, Margaret Gordon McKay, was 25. He married Jenetta Ione Taylor on 17 July 1922, in Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada in 1931. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1916, at the age of 20, his occupation is listed as engineer. He died on 27 June 1959, in London, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 62, and was buried in Kincardine Cemetery, Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada.
KINCARDINE
On Friday last Mr. Robert Ross received the following telegram from Ottawa:
“Sincerely regret to inform you that 651715 Pte. Gordon Ross, infantry, officially admitted to 23rd casualty clearing station, August 9th, 1917. Gunshot wounds in arms. Will send further particulars when received.”
Director of Records
The many friends of this gallant young soldier will be sorry to hear of his being put out of action, and will hope that the nature of his wounds are not serious.
He went over with the 160th, in which he was a sergeant, but being anxious to get to the front, he gave up his stripes and was drafted to France, finally landing with the 18th Battalion. He was under Major Kenneth McCrimmon, who states he was one of the bravest, and most fearless soldiers he had ever met. Major McCrimmon was most sorry to hear of his being wounded.
Ed. note. – We are pleased to report that Pte. Ross is getting along nicely and has been able to visit the boys in camp.
Source: Bruce in Khaki. : Vol. I. No. 1. (October 12, 1917.) page 8.
Found this today. A rare instance of a soldier being taken on strength with one battalion, the 21st, and then transferred to another, the 18th. Could this be because this soldier was from a geographic area that normally went to the 18th (Western Ontario Regiment)?
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 