Regimental number | 3131 |
Place of birth | Brunswick, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Railway employee |
Address | 46 Victoria Grove, Brunswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, G Ramsay, 46 Victoria Grove, Brunswick, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Mounted Rifles, Bright. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3131A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 22), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Ann RAMSAY. Native of Albert Park, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 6th Bn, Tel El Kebir, 7 January 1916. Transferred to, and taken on strength of, 58th Bn, 17 February 1916. Transferred to, and taken on strength of, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Now, 25 August 1916, declared 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 2230808: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RAMSAY George Seamer
Red Cross File No 2230808 |