RAMSAY, Ronald John
| Service Numbers: | 2625, Q90091, QX33607 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 March 1915, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | General Hospitals - WW2 |
| Born: | Rosedale, Victoria, 4 November 1896 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cabinet maker |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2625, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
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| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2625, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: '' embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2625, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance | |
| 16 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Dental Details: AIF | |
| 9 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2625, Dental Details: AIF |
World War 2 Service
| 7 May 1941: | Enlisted Private, Q90091, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 7 May 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 15 Aug 1942: | Involvement Warrant Officer Class 1, QX33607, HQ Northern Command | |
| 3 Dec 1945: | Discharged Lieutenant, QX33607, General Hospitals - WW2 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"2625 Private Ronald John (Roy) Ramsay, then with the 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, in Egypt wearing a sheep skin jacket. Pte Ramsay later joined the 1st Division 3rd Field Ambulance after the break up of his initial unit. Whilst recovering from paratyphoid he learnt that his unit was being shipped to France. Desperate to get to Europe to see his Scottish homeland, Pte Ramsay with the help of his mates, was smuggled aboard ship. The story goes that during the voyage one sleeping man rolled offboard, and Ramsay, the unofficial addition, subsequenty took his place in the unit. QX33607 Lieutenant R Ramsay served for four years as a Lieutenant with the 112 B M Hospital during the Second World War." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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