William Alexander Ross

{{Short description|Scotland international rugby union player}} {{Other uses|William Ross (disambiguation){{!}}William Ross}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Use British English|date=September 2012}}

'''William Alexander Ross''' (15 November 1913 – 28 September 1942) was a Scottish international rugby union player, who was killed in World War II.<ref name=Bath1>Bath, p. 109</ref><ref name=Scrum>Scrum.com player profile. Retrieved 20 February 2010</ref>

He was capped twice for {{nrut|Scotland}} in 1937 at fly-half.<ref name=Bath1/><ref name=Scrum/> He also played for Hillhead RFC.<ref name=Bath1/>

==Sources== * Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 {{ISBN|1-905326-24-6}}) * Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; {{ISBN|0-904919-84-6}})

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{ESPNscrum|4476}} * [https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2058012/william-alexander-ross/ CWGC entry]

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