Lieutenant Andrew B Ross, son of James Ross of Pollo, Delny was educated at Edderton Public School and Tain Royal Academy. He went on to Edinburgh University where he gained the Vans-Dunlop Scholarship and achieved M.A. and M.D. degrees.Dr Ross was interested in practising medicine rather that surgery and wrote a number of papers and treatises on subjects. He studied pathology and bacteriology under Dr Delpine of Manchester.

Andrew volunteered with the Royal Army Medical Corps and was granted a commission travelling to France on 7th August, 1916.

Andrew returned home on leave on July 25th, 1917 and received a telegram recalling him to the front the very next day. He returned to France at once and was killed attending to his duties in the advance at the east of Ypres.

Andrew died on August 5th, 1917 - one day after his 39th birthday.

Remembered with Honour Dickebusch New Military Cemetery Extension