| Regimental number | 4842 |
| Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
| Place of birth | Port Pirie |
| School | Solomontown Public School, Port Pirie High School, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Wireman |
| Address | Solomon Town, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 120 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James Ramsay, Solomon Town, Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Senior Cadets; transferred to C Company, 81st Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Hamel, France |
| Age at death | 20 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 2), Fouilloy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 137 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Susannah RAMSAY, Solomontown, Port Pirie, South australia |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 23 June 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 August 1917, and marched in to 8th Training Bn, Hurdcott. Marched in to 15th Training Bn, Codford, 5 November 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 18 December 1917; taken on strength, 43rd Bn, in the field, 24 December 1917. Wounded in action, 2 June 1918 (gun shot wound, lip), and admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to 47th Casualty Clearing Station, 3 June 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 6 June 1918. Killed in action, 4 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, RAMSAY James Richard
Red Cross File No 2230904K |
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