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They made the Ultimate Sacrifice
ROSS, Charles Alexander, Lt, RCNVR, MPK: 23 Sep 1943 - HMCS ST CROIX - Son of Charles Hamilton Ross and Harriet H. Ross, of Montreal, Province of Quebec; husband of Mona Jean Ross, of Montreal.
Lieutenant Ross died died when HMCS ST CROIX was sunk on 20 Sep 1943 by U-305. There was only 1 survivor from HMCS ST CROIX, Stoker William (Bill) Fisher.
Lt Charles Alexander Ross, a gifted young man, joined HMCS St. Croix in September 1943. Ross attended McGill University in Montreal, receiving a B.A. and a Master's degree in economics. He then worked with the Royal Bank of Canada's Foreign Exchange Branch and with the Allied War Supply Corporation, which administered the Canadian government's chemicals and explosives program. Enlisting in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve, Ross trained at HMCS Kings, the navy's officer training establishment in Halifax, and served on its staff prior to joining the St. Croix. (George Metcalf Archival Collection CWM 19800567-001_p54)
Ships served in: MONTREAL DIVISION RCNVR - Appointed Probationary Sub-Lieutenant, RCNVR 23 Jan 1942 * Commenced Active Service 11 May 1942 HMCS KINGS - Appointed to KINGS 21 May 1942 for training and disposal * Promoted to Sub-Lieutenant, RCNVR 12 Sep 1942 * Promoted to Lieutenant, RCNVR 11 May 1943 HMCS ST CROIX - Appointed to ST CROIX 16 Jun 1943
(CAR001) "We Were Happy Too" - Alex Ross and his wife at the wedding of Hamilton (Hammie) McClymont on 24 Jan 1943. Sadly their happiness was not to last. Lt Charles Alexander Ross lost his life when HMCS ST CROIX was sunk on 20 Sep 1943. (CAR002) Service file for Alex Ross // Source: The Library and Archives of Canada
Second World War Casualty Index
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