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Dr Ross – Commemorated at Home

Attribution: unknown (Procession in High Street for Diamond Jubilee 1897)

Commemorated at home

“To the Glory of God and in undying memory of Dr. Elizabeth Ness MacBean Rose, who voluntarily gave her life during the European war to help the typhus stricken Serbian soldiers and died in the Military Hospital, Kragujevac, Serbia 14th February 1915. This tablet has been erected and hospital beds endowed in Serbia by public subscription in remembrance of the noble life and sacrifice of one whose home was for many years in Tain. Greater love hath no man than this.”

Attribution: Mrs Edith Ross of Tain

Commemorative Screen at York Minster – in memory of the 6 doctors, including Elizabeth Ross, who died in the 1914-18 war

Attribution: Mrs Edith Ross of Tain

Commemorative wall plaque in the Collegiate Church, Tain

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Dr Elizabeth Ross

Commemorative wall plaque in the Collegiate Church, Tain

"To the Glory of God and in undying memory of Dr. Elizabeth Ness MacBean Rose, who voluntarily gave her life during the European war to help the typhus stricken Serbian soldiers and died in the Military Hospital, Kragujevac, Serbia 14th February 1915. This tablet has been erected and hospital beds endowed in Serbia by public subscription in remembrance of the noble life and sacrifice of one whose home was for many years in Tain. Greater love hath no man than this."

Commemorative Screen at York Minster

Commemorative Screen at York Minster - in memory of the 6 doctors, including Elizabeth Ross, who died in the 1914-18 war

Grave of Dr Elizabeth Ross

'Here lies Doctor Elizabeth Ross of the Military Fever Hospital who died at Kragujevac in the Spring of the year 1915 during the Typhus epidemic.' Alongside are also buried Mabel Dearmer and Lorna Ferriss of the Stobart Hospital, Serbian Relief Fund.

Name Plaque of the street named after Dr Elizabeth Ross

Grave of Dr Elizabeth Ross

Some of the Serbian dignitaries present at the commemoration

Fresh flowers placed on grave during a recent commemoration (1995)

Part of the commemoration ceremony.

Dr. Elizabeth Ness MacBean Ross dressed as a Baktari Tribal Chief

Family home, Craigdarroch, Scotsburn Road, Tain, Ross-shire

The young Elizabeth Ross

Family photograph

Family photograph - left to right: David, Elizabeth, Helen (mother of Edith Ross) on knee of Donald Macbean Ross (father), Bessie (mother) with Jim on knee, Lucy, Mary, Maggie, Jane.

Elizabeth Ross - Graduation photograph

Elizabeth Ross - Graduation photograph - Student in Medicine 1896 - 1901 Graduated M.B. Ch.B from Glasgow University 1901

Elizabeth (centre), sister Lucy and brother Jim. All became doctors

Family photograph

Standing left to right: Jim, Lucy, Helen , and Jane Seated left to right: Maggie (died aged 30), Elizabeth, Grandmother Elizabeth Ness, and Mary

Plucky Lady Doctor

Elizabeth Ness MacBean Ross's British Passport

Dr Elizabeth N. MacBean Ross, surgeon

Dr Elizabeth N. MacBean Ross, surgeon, treating a passenger on board the SS Nigaristan, Marseilles, Feb-Mar 1913

Dr Elizabeth Ross at work in Persia(?) 1911

Dr E. N. MacBean Ross on board the on board the SS Nigaristan(1913)

Ship's Doctor E. N. MacBean Ross on board the Glenlogan (1913)

Postcard from Waterloo, to Mary, 1898

Postcard from Waterloo, to Mary, 1898: Lovely passage - We only arrived at Antwerp this morning (Monday) and I can't start for Strasburg till late to-night. Write me a p.c., love to all.

Lasgird, on road from Teheran to Meched - 17/11/1909

Lasgird, on road from Teheran to Meched - 17/11/1909. "Many happy returns."

Gravenhage, PC to Mary

Gravenhage, PC to Mary - "This is the entrance to a wood in which the Peace Conference was held. Thank you very much for your present"

PC of ruins, to Mary, 7/3/1908

PC of ruins, to Mary, 7/3/1908. "Just received your p.c. to-day. Hope you will get something in Glasgow. 'Serpent' much admired here, but lining has fallen to pieces. Fearfully cold. Think this is the North Pole, not East."

National soldiers from Persia - "Many happy returns." (no date)

P.C. of Berlin, to Mary

P.C. of Berlin, to Mary. "Lutzow Strasse 31 (c/o Cohn). Thank you very much for letter. Write soon and let me know how you are getting on. Have you a collection of p.c."

P.C. of Kurfurstendamm, to Mary, 1897

P.C. of Kurfurstendamm, to Mary, 1897 - "Lutzow Strasse 31, Berlin. Thanks for your letter. I may see you next month as I am probably coming to this iland (sic). Write soon again. If you ..... can put on stamp!!"

Types Syrien - to Mary. No message, no date visible