John RAMSAY

Regimental number45129
Date of birth1 April 1880
Place of birthScotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36.8
Height5' 4.5"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinFather, Alexander Ramsay, Teeling, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 December 1916
Place of enlistmentBalclutha
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 81 Devon on 5 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Jane Ramsay (both b. Scotland)
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 5 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 11 June 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 11 August 1917, and posted to 14th Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 12
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20803995

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