RAMAGE, Reginald Wills
| Service Number: | 5076 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Violet Town, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Violet Town, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Violet Town State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 2 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euroa Telegraph Park, Euroa War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Violet Town Honour Roll WW1, Violet Town Primary School Honour Roll, Violet Town St Dunstan's Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 5076 | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5076, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5076, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
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RAMAGE Reginald Wills 5076 PTE
24th Battalion
1895-19
Killed in Action – France
Reg was born at Wills near Violet Town on 12 February 1895. He was the youngest son of Thomas and Elizabeth (née Aldridge) Ramage. He had been a member of the 16th Light Horse detachment for three years before enlisting on 30 January 1916. His enlistment papers which were signed in Melbourne stated that he was a single farmer and his age was 30 years and seven months. After taking the oath to ‘well and truly serve’ he was assigned to the 24th Battalion on 11 March 1916.
In July he sailed on HMAT A32 Themistocles from Melbourne and arrived at Plymouth for more training in England. He sailed for France reporting at Etaples on 17 November.
During the second Battle of Bullecourt on May while fighting between small farming villages of Faveuil and Bullecourt, Reg was reported ‘wounded’ and then missing. His family wrote and sent cables to the Ministry of Defence desperately seeking news of heir son and brother. It was more than three months before Thomas Ramage senior, received news that their son Reg had been killed at Bullecourt. The 24th Battalion participated in this successful but costly battle for only one day, but suffered almost 80% of the casualties.
Reg has no known grave; he is remembered with honour at the Australian Memorial at Villers-Brettoneux, France.
Reg’s Memorial Plaque and Scroll, British War Medal and Victory Medal were sent to his family.
Tree No 7 was planted in 1917 by T Ramage (Reg’s father).
In 2013 a Callistemon - King’s Park Special - was planted by Jean Jackson and Richard Ramage.
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