[13][14] At the time of his death Ross was working on a book about the role of women in Scottish history, which might be completed by his daughter Kimberley.

[15] David R. Ross was, until the time of his death, the elected convener of The Society of William Wallace, a non-political organisation aimed to uphold the memory of the Scottish folk hero.

Inside St. Bartolomew church, then, a full memorial service was held before an empty coffin symbolically holding Wallace's spirit.

Short speeches were given by the same David R. Ross, the then-leader of the Scottish National Party Alex Salmond and historian Fiona Watson, with Ronnie Browne of The Corries performing a version of Flower of Scotland and Ted Christopher playing Coming Home, a song he had composed specifically for the occasion.

[18] All those present were then invited to leave a memento of some kind inside the coffin, that was later brought back to Scotland and laid to rest in Lanark, in the St. Kentigern church where allegedly Wallace got married.

A group of members of The Society of William Wallace - USA, during a visit to Scotland, erected a cairn in his memory near Loch Lochy.

[25] The Argentinian folk metal band Skiltron released the tribute song On the Trail of David Ross on their 2013 album Into the Battleground.