Born on April 5th, 1823, the son of James Tyrrell Ross, of Ringwood, Hampshire; he studied at St George's Hospital, and joined the Medical Establishment of the Bengal Army on July 26th, 1845. In 1846 he served with the Field Hospital of the Army of the Sutlej; in 1848 and 1849 with the field force throughout the Punjab Campaign and gained the Medal; in 1851 with the first Muranzi Expedition under Captain John Coke; in 1852 with Sir Colin Campbell's force against the tribes in the Ranazai Valley; in the affair on the Kohat-Kohtul in 1853, for which he was awarded the Medal and Clasp. The Chief Commissioner of the Punjab, afterwards Lord Lawrence, reported in praise of his "benevolent exertions which have had a wide range in and beyond his district; the presence of such a man tends to strengthen our rule". During the Mutiny Ross was in medical charge of the Cavalry Brigade commanded by Sir Hope Grant up to the reoccupation of Futteghur, for which he was awarded the Medal and Clasps. He was Principal Medical Officer with the Duffla Expedition and Operations in 1874-1875 on the North-West and on the North-East Frontiers; Sanitary Officer to the Camp of the Imperial Assemblage at Delhi in 1876, and received the Silver Medal. He was the Chief Commissioner of the Committee which was formed at Stafford House under the Duke of Sutherland for the relief of Turkish soldiers in the Russo-Turkish War of 1876-1877. He had been promoted Surgeon on April 24th, 1859, Surgeon Major on June 26th, 1865, and Deputy Inspector-General on December 10th, 1872. He retired on December 18th, 1879, having served in the Zulu War. In 1885 he acted as Commissioner of the Princess of Wales's Branch of the National Aid Society for the relief of the wounded in the Egyptian Campaign of 1885, for which he received the thanks of the Princess. He lived after his retirement at The Grove, Ryde, and died at the end of April, 1897. He married in 1857 Sarah, daughter of Thomas Wadham, of Frenchay House, Gloucestershire. His portrait is in the Council Album. Publications: Ross edited the *Indian Medical Gazette* in 1869 and 1870.