William Bernard RAMSEY

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RAMSEY, William Bernard

Service Number:	6319
Enlisted:	15 March 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Leeds, Yorkshire, England, July 1897
Home Town:	Warrawee, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales
Schooling:	British Army Garrison School, England
Occupation:	Wood machinist
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 15 April 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Remembered on the Wahroonga War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

15 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6319, 4th Infantry Battalion
9 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 6319, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
9 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 6319, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

William Bernard Ramsey was a carter who lived near Blytheswood Avenue, alongside Warrawee Public School. He was the son of William and Sarah Ramsey, Cardinal Avenue, Pennant Hill, NSW. He was born in England and came to Australia with his parents during 1913.

He spent only four days on the front line when he was killed, age 19, during a German attack at Lagnicourt in April 1917. His sergeant said:

'It was his first time in the trenches. There was no need for him to have gone in front of the post and he set a very fine example.'

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