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RAMSAY, John Thain
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1515A |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Echuca, Victoria, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Mathoura, Murray Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 31 August 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Hem-Monacu. France Grave I. J. 21. INSCRIPTION HE SLEEPS NOT IN HIS NATIVE LAND BUT UNDER FOREIGN SKIES , Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Hem-Monacu, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Echuca War Memorial, Mathoura War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1515A, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1515A, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1515A, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1515A awm_unit: 14th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-31 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 24 and the son of Charles Henry and Elizabeth Ramsay, of Mathoura, New South Wales. Half brother of Private ALFRED JAMES AUGUSTUS STEWART, Service Number 1560, 24th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. who died in Malta 26/12/1915