Honours and Awards
Issued to Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Members
ROSS, James Finlay
Mentioned in Despatches
ROSS, James Finlay, Lt (P), RCNVR, 1842 HMS Formibible
Issued: 3-Feb-1945, Canada Gazette
"For air strikes against the German Battleship Admiral Von Tirpitz in August 1944."
* Issued posthumously
Mentioned in Despatches (2nd Occurance)
ROSS, James Finlay, Lt (P), RCNVR, 1842 HMS Formidible
Issued: 24-Nov-1945, Canada Gazette
"For services in Pacific fighter sweeps in July and August 1945."
Note: Killed in a flying accident when his wings folded on take-off from HMS Formidable on 30 July 1945. (Blatherwick.net)