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Spr. William Houston Ross
British Army 528 Field Coy. Royal Engineers
from:South Shields
(d.14th Oct 1917)
William Houston Ross enlisted in Jarrow and served in 528 field Company, Royal Engineers. He is remembered at Palmer Cenotaph and is buried in Railway Dugouts Burial ground. His medal card shows the award of the 1915 Star, War and Victory Medals also that he was killed in action on the 14th October 1917.
William was born in South Shields 1894, son of William and Frances Ross nee Edwards. In the 1911 census the family are living at 25 Rosa Street, South Shields with William(55), a special railway porter for North Eastern Railways and Fraces(54), his wife of 33 years having 12 children of whom 10 survived. Seven, all single, are living here, George(26) assistant clerk to Justice, Walter(22) solicitors clerk, Harold(20) gasfitters shop assistant, Helen(18) Drapers shop assistant, William Houston(16)Grocers shop assistant, Gladys(15) and Norman(13) at school. There is also an adopted daughter Amy Ross who is 4 years old.
