First Name: | Ralph Morison | Last Name: | FORBES-ROSS | |
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Date of Death: | 20/02/1915 | Lived/Born In: | Marylebone | |
Rank: | Second Lieutenant | Unit: | Royal Lancaster2 | |
Memorial Site: | Menin Gate, Ypres | |||
Current Information:Age-18 39, Welbeck Street, Marylebone
On 19th February, 1915, the 2nd Royal Lancaster battalion of 83 Brigade, 28th Division, were relived from the line near Zillebeke just to the south of Ypres. However, D Company were ordered to remain and take part in an attempt to recapture a lost trench in 84 Brigade sector. Their attack on 20th February was unsuccessful and resulted in over fifty casualties for the battalion including Ralph Forbes-Ross who was killed. |
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