About Sydney Gordon Ross
Lived 1909 – 1946 (aged 37). Sydney Gordon Ross was a New Zealand criminal.
Sydney Gordon Ross (6 February 1909 – 29 August 1946) was a New Zealand labourer, criminal and conspirator. He was born in Thames, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand in 1909. He is best known for having deceived New Zealand's Security Department into believing that he was obtaining intelligence about Nazi agents who had arrived in the country by submarine.
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Who was Sydney Gordon Ross?
Labourer, criminal, conspirator (1909–1946)
When was Sydney Gordon Ross born?
Sydney Gordon Ross was born on 6 February 1909 in Thames.
When did Sydney Gordon Ross die?
Sydney Gordon Ross died on 29 August 1946.
What was Sydney Gordon Ross's occupation?
Sydney Gordon Ross was a criminal.
What nationality was Sydney Gordon Ross?
Sydney Gordon Ross was New Zealand.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Sydney Gordon Ross
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