Lieutenant-Colonel Ross Ellis
Calgary Highlanders

This is quite a day in history, 5 years of war … Day by day doesn’t count anymore because so often there is no distinction between days and then a date catches up to me. I realize it as a date that brings me closer to you and that is what I am living and praying for.

(Ross Ellis to Marjorie Ellis, 3 Sept 1944)

Born on 15 June 1915 in High River, Alberta, Ross Laird Ellis was a sergeant in the 15th Alberta Horse before qualifying for a commission in August 1940. He joined the Calgary Highlanders in England as a platoon leader by the end of the year but was soon selected for training as an instructor. He was posted to Camp Vernon, British Columbia at the rank of major. He reverted to captain to return overseas and rejoin the Highlanders when they deployed to France in July 1944.

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