Tragic these young boys ... just tragic ! David died as a PoW and had been wounded six months earlier when only 13 years and 9 months. In Memory of Private DAVID S. U. ROSS 11322, 2nd Regt., South African Infantry who died age 14 on 25 March 1918 Son of Mr. C. G. and Mrs. S. J. Ross, of Room 15, 218, Arcida Mansions, Johannesburg. At 14 years and 3 months, Pte. Ross is one of the youngest soldiers killed in the 1914-1918 war. Remembered with honour HEUDICOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
It's weird .. I can't find much about this young man at all ... you'd think because of his age that somebody would have written about him !! However I did find this ....... photo by Barry Cuttell
