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Australian rules footballer
Gower Ross
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Australian rules footballer
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Male
Place of birth
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
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Place of death
Gueudecourt, canton of Combles, arrondissement of Péronne, France
Age
26 years
Sports Teams
St Kilda Football Club
Brunswick Football Club
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Biography
Adam Gower Sutherland de Ross (1 April 1890 – 14 February 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of William de Ross (1834-1908), and Anne Robinson de Ross (1862-1913), née Clough, Adam Gower Sutherland de Ross was born at Talbot, Victoria on 1 April 1890.
Football
St Kilda (VFL)
Brunswick (VFA)
After eight games with St Kilda in 1909 he transferred to Brunswick, where he played until enlisting to serve in the Royal Air Force in World War I.
Death
He died on his first active mission after being shot down over France in 1917. He is commemorated at the Arras Flying Services Memorial.
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