Charles Ross (British Army officer, born 1864)

Charles Ross
Born(1864-03-10)10 March 1864
Died21 December 1930(1930-12-21) (aged 66)
Compton, Hampshire, England
Buried
All Saints Churchyard, Compton
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1884–1917
RankMajor general
UnitDorsetshire Regiment
Norfolk Regiment
Commands6th Division
69th (2nd East Anglian) Division
Battles / warsBoer War
First World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath[1]
Mentioned in dispatches
Distinguished Service Order
RelationsRonald Ross (brother), Campbell Claye Grant Ross (father)
Other workauthor

Major-General Charles Ross (10 March 1864 – 21 December 1930), CB, DSO, was a British Army officer, active during the Boer War and the First World War, where he commanded 6th Division from 1915 to 1917. He was the younger brother of Sir Ronald Ross, who received the 1902 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering the method by which malaria was transmitted.

  1. ^ "No. 12894". The Edinburgh Gazette. 17 January 1916. p. 82.