Many people in Fearn and Kildary Districts will learn with regret that Sergeant Alex. Ross, Royal Canadian Artillery, was killed in action in Italy on 13th September. He was the only son of Sergeant A. Ross and Mrs Ross, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. Born at Fearn, his boyhood years were spent there, and at Milton, Kildary, until his parents emigrated to Canada in 1925. He volunteered at the outbreak of war, and after training in Canada came to Britain in 1941, being stationed in England until he went to Italy almost a year ago. During the time he was in England he spent two of his leaves in Alness and visited his grandparents and other relatives and friends. His father, who is a son of Mr and Mrs Alex. Ross, Steel Cottage, Fearn, served with The Seaforths in the last war and was awarded the D.C.M. He has again answered his Country’s call and is now a Sergeant Instructor in the Royal Canadian Engineers in Canada. His mother is a daughter of Mrs Macrae, Katewell, Evanton. His eldest sister, Cathy, is also serving in Britain, being a wireless operator with the Royal Canadian Air Force. She visited Easter Ross last week, having only received the sad news of her brother’s death a few days before coming North. Deceased’s wife and two children reside in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.