Basil Norman Douglas Ross (SN321) born at Clunes, was a 21 year old electrician when he enlisted in Ballarat on August 17th 1914. On October 19th he embarked aboard the Benalla and sailed to Egypt. He then served at Gallipoli with the 8th Infantry Battalion until illness forced his evacuation in September 1915, first to Malta and then on to England. He was able to rejoin his unit in France in August 1916. In May 1917 he was wounded in action, a gunshot wound to his shoulder and evacuated to hospital in England. He was then assessed as unfit for further active service, and he was returned to Australia aboard the Beltana. He disembarked at Melbourne on December 10th 1917 and was discharged medically unfit on January 23rd 1918.