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Lieutenant Charles Alexander Ross, HMCS St Croix

Lieutenant Charles Alexander ("Alex") Ross, a gifted young man, joined HMCS St. Croix in September 1943.

Ross attended McGill University in Montreal, receiving a B.A. and a Master's degree in economics. He then worked with the Royal Bank of Canada's Foreign Exchange Branch and with the Allied War Supply Corporation, which administered the Canadian government's chemicals and explosives program. Enlisting in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve, Ross trained at HMCS Kings, the navy's officer training establishment in Halifax, and served on its staff prior to joining the St. Croix.

George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19800567-001_p54