James Allan RAMSAY

Regimental number39311
Date of birth9 July 1896
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 9"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, T Ramsay, Hyde, Otago Central
Previous military serviceServed in 5th (Otago) Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date5 October 1916
Place of enlistmentRanfurly
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Waitemata on 19 January 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXII, Row E, Grave No 11), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Mary Sarah Ramsay, Hyde, Central Otago
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 19 January 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 March 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Taken on strength, 3rd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, 4th NZ Infantry Brigade, Codford, 2 May 1917, and posted to 10th Company.

Proceeded overseas to France, 28 May 1917.

Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 33
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20803988