RAMAGE, Thomas
| Service Number: | 1265 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Boho, Victoria, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Violet Town, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Violet Town State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 1961, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Baddaginnie District WW1 Honour Roll, Euroa Telegraph Park, Violet Town Honour Roll WW1, Violet Town Primary School Honour Roll, Violet Town St Dunstan's Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 1265 | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1265, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1265, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne |
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RAMAGE Thomas 1265 PTE
37th Battalion
1875-1961
Thomas was born at Boho near Violet Town on 31 July 1875. He was a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (née Aldridge) Ramage. After attending the Violet Town State School he worked on the family farm.
Tom was 41 when he enlisted on 12 February 1916. He was married to Mary McInerny Greeves with a family of seven children and owned his own farm at Baddaginnie. He had already been a member of the Victorian Mounted Rifles. On completing his basic training on 27 April at Seymour he was drafted into the 37th Battalion. He sailed from Melbourne on 3 June aboard HMAT A34 Persic, arriving at Plymouth in July.
On 22 November he proceeded overseas to France. He was slightly wounded near Armentieres and after two weeks in Hospital returned to his unit in the field. On 2 December he was transferred from the 37th Battalion to the 4th Division Salvage Company.
In July 1918 Thomas reported to hospital and was evacuated to England and admitted to Beaufort War Hospital in Bristol suffering from gastroenteritis. He remained in hospital, convalescing until returning home on 19 October 1918 on the Hospital Ship Sardinia. He arrived home on 27 November and was discharged on 10 February 1919.
Service Medals: British War Medal Victory Medal
Memorials: Main Honour Board, Memorial Hall, Violet Town.
Violet Town State School Honour Board
Tree No 8 - Brachychiton acerifolius - Illawarra Flame Tree - was planted in 1917 by Thomas’s father, Mr T Ramage.
In 2013 it was still standing and was tended by Jean Jackson and Richard Ramage.
© 2016 Jenni Kennedy
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