Profile details
- Born
- 25 Sep 1917
- Birthplace
- Fulham
- Country
- Australia
- Sport
- Cricket
- Discipline
- Team
- Category
- Men
- Status
- Active
District, height, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.
Honours & Awards
- ▸Medal of the Order of Australia
Statistics
About
Ross Milton Stanford (25 September 1917 – 11 July 2006) was a South Australian first class cricketer who served in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as a pilot during the Second World War, flying Avro Lancaster heavy bombers over Europe. During his military career, Stanford flew 47 operational missions and served in the famed No. 617 Squadron RAF. He also represented the Australian Services XI at cricket, playing games in England, India, Ceylon and Australia before being demobilised in 1946.
Biography adapted from Ross Stanford on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.