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RAMSAY, Alexander McDonald
| Service Number: | 6421 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 October 1915, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 12 December 1884 |
| Home Town: | Port Adelaide, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | 5 July 1966, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Australian Harbours Board WW1 Roll of Honour, Adelaide Commissioner of Public Works Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 6421, 3rd Field Company Engineers, at Adelaide | |
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| 20 Mar 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 6421, 3rd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Mar 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 6421, 3rd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Armadale, Sydney | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 6421 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Modbury High School
On the 14th of October 1915 Alexander McDonald Ramsay joined the Australian Imperial Force and was enlisted in Adelaide SA. Alexander was born on December 12th, 1884, in Glasgow Scotland. He was married to Anne Hilda Gwenolyne and together had 2 children, he also lived in Bedford Street Port Adelaide South Australia. He worked as an engineer.
He embarked from Australia on 20/3/16. On the 13/8/16 Alexander travelled from England to France, but on the 9th of October 1916 Alexander fell sick and was admitted to the hospital with nephritis. He was then transferred to Guildford War Hospital 5 days later but then discharged to Weymouth on the 30th of October that same year. On the 12th of April 1917, Alexander returned to Australia and arrived in Melbourne by hospital transport.
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