Gower Ross

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).^[1]

Gower Ross
Personal information
Full name	Adam Gower Sutherland de Ross
Born	(1890-04-01)1 April 1890 Talbot, Victoria
Died	14 February 1917(1917-02-14) (aged 26) Gueudecourt, France
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1909	St Kilda	08 0(2)
1910–1915	Brunswick (VFA)	96 (12)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of William de Ross (1834-1908),^[2] 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,^[3] where he played until enlisting to serve in the Royal Flying Corps in World War I.^[4]

Death

He died on his first active mission after being shot down over France in 1917.^[5][6] He is commemorated at the Arras Flying Services Memorial.^[7]

See also

• List of Victorian Football League players who died on active service