Osborne Frank "Ossie" Ross

1918 - 2007  (88 years)

• Name	Osborne Frank "Ossie" Ross
  Born	3 Aug 1918	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2 -
  	Highland Light Infantry of Canada, for three years before enlisting for active service with them on June 16, 1940. Serving overseas he was severely wounded at Buron, France on July 9, 1944.
  Misfortune	1944
  	severely wounded at Buron, France in WW2
  Residence	1977	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-65804
  Died	2007	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Woodland Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I65804	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	John Thomas Alexander Ross,   b. 15 Jan 1881, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1954  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Catherine "Katie" Hagey,   b. 18 Apr 1886, Wiarton, Amabel Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Mar 1977, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Married	22 Aug 1906	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Family ID	F14438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ROSS, Osborne (Ossie) Passed away, at Parkwood Hospital, London, Ontario (his residence for the last 58 years), in his 89th year. Ossie was a member of the Highland Light Infantry of Canada, for three years before enlisting for active service with them on June 16, 1940. Serving overseas he was severely wounded at Buron, France on July 9, 1944. Born in Preston, August 3, 1918, he is survived by his sister, Catherine Clemens (Robert); several nieces, nephews and their families. Predeceased by his parents; his brothers, John, Hugh, Ernie and one nephew. Visitors will be received at Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Parkwood Hospital, 801 Commissioners Road East, London, on Wednesday, from 10 o'clock until the time of the funeral service, at 11 o'clock with Rev. Darrel Shaule officiating. (Use parking lot #3). Interment in Woodland Cemetery. Cambridge Times 2007 ________ "Cpl. Osborne Ross, 25, survived the battle after Nelson Hilborn found him wounded in a trench, beside a dead soldier. With his hands, Hilborn pressed Ross's brain back into his broken skull. He bandaged his head as tightly as he could. He loaded Ross onto a stretcher and drove him to a medic. Ross came home, but his damaged brain prevented him from living outside of institutions. Although he was often active and upbeat, he never married or had a family and could not work. Ross was confined to hospitals for 58 years until he died. The sacrifice he made for freedom lasted six decades. To the people of Buron, he was a hero every single day. Outhit, J. (2024) Grateful French village remembers the Waterloo Region men who freed them from the Nazis, The Record. Available at: https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/grateful-french-village-remembers-the-waterloo-region-men-who-freed-them-from-the-nazis/article_1886a2be-2a7d-5bc4-a3fa-168653ff2055.html (Accessed: 8 July 2024).

  
  

• Sources

  [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 019585 (1906). Name:Catherine Hagey Age:20 Birth Year:abt 1886 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:22 Aug 1906 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Peter Hagey Mother:Eliz Beemer Spouse:John Thomas Ross

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Aug 1918 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1977 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Died - 2007 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth