# William Alexander Ross

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{{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](/source/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](/source/Hillhead_RFC).<ref name=Bath1/>

==See also==
* [List of Scottish rugby union players killed in World War II](/source/List_of_Scottish_rugby_union_players_killed_in_World_War_II)

==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==
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==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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Category:Military personnel from Glasgow
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Category:Royal Air Force airmen
Category:Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II
Category:Burials at Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery

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