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George Seamer RAMSAY

Regimental number3131
Place of birthBrunswick, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRailway employee
Address46 Victoria Grove, Brunswick, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 6"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, G Ramsay, 46 Victoria Grove, Brunswick, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Mounted Rifles, Bright.
Enlistment date10 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3131A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.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
SourcesNAA: B2455, RAMSAY George Seamer
Red Cross File No 2230808

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