Military service
Burial/memorial information
He served in Québec, in Newfoundland with Force W and in Hong Kong with C, commanding the 12th Peloton, B Company. He was first buried in Stanley View, but his grave was destroyed in subsequent combats, and his body was not recovered.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, Mention in Despatches.
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Memorial
Lieutenant JAMES FORSYTH ROSS is one of 22 members of the Royal Rifles of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps who are commemorated on this panel of the Sai Wam Memorial. He was one of 290 Canadian soldiers killed during the defense of Hong Kong, from December 8th to December 25th, 1941 -
Inscription
Dedicatory inscription of the SAI WAN MEMORIAL. This memorial bears the names of more than 2,000 Commonwealth servicemen, including 228 Canadians -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong.
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong.
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Photo of James Ross
In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War 11 and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me. -
Photo of James Ross
Lieutenant James Forsyth Ross courtesy McGill University archives -
Newspaper clipping
Lieutenant James Forsyth Ross obit Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph Jan 7 1943 courtesy McGill University archives
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Lieutenant James Forsyth Ross
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Lieutenant James Forsyth Ross
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Lieutenant James Forsyth Ross
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Lieutenant James Forsyth Ross
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Lieutenant James Forsyth Ross
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 43 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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