Charles Ross (British Army officer, born 1864)
Charles Ross | |
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| Born | 10 March 1864 |
| Died | 21 December 1930 (aged 66) Compton, Hampshire, England |
| Buried | All Saints Churchyard, Compton |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1883–1917 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | Dorsetshire Regiment Norfolk Regiment |
| Commands | 61st Infantry Brigade 6th Division 69th (2nd East Anglian) Division |
| Conflicts | Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in dispatches Distinguished Service Order |
| Relations | Ronald Ross (brother), Campbell Claye Grant Ross (father) |
| Other work | Author |
Major-General Charles Ross CB DSO (10 March 1864 – 21 December 1930) 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.