RAMSAY, John Carmichael
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 6 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Chaplains' Department |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 9 November 1882 |
| Home Town: | Tarana, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Church of England Clerk in Holy Orders |
| Died: | February 1946, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement Australian Army Chaplains' Department, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 Aug 1918: | Embarked Australian Army Chaplains' Department, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
| 6 Apr 1942: | Enlisted |
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Born 09 November 1882 at Glasgow, Scotland
Husband of Ethel Steddy RAMSAY
Of The Crown, Tarana, NSW
Aged 35 years
Enlisted 16 August 1918
Served in England and in France after armistice
Returned to Australia 09 December 1919 per 'Borda'
DEATH OF REV. J. C. RAMSAY
After two months' illness Rev.John Carmlchael -Ramsay, vicar of St. Mary's Anglican parish, Redcliffe, died in St. Martin's Hospital. Mr Ramsay was born In Scotland 62 years ago, and was brought to Australia as a child. He was ordained deacon at Bathurst in 1914 and priest in the following year. During that period he was curate of Cowra, then rector first of Sofaii-cum-Hill End and later of Geurie, all in New South Wales. During 1917 and 1918 ho was an AIF chaplain.He came to Queensland in 1920 as vicar of Gin Gin, serving In a similar capacity subsequently at Harrisville,Clifton, Gatton and Killarney. Mrs Ramsay survives her husband, and there are three daughters and a son, also two sisters, one of whom is Mrs T. J. Rothwell. of Toowong.
The Telegraph Tuesday 26 February 1946 page 2
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