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Charles John Alexander RAMSAY

Place of birthAlbury, New South Wales
SchoolPaddington Superior Public School, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPaper ruler
Address'Ellersley', Pine Road, Auburn, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs Joan Ramsay, 'Ellersley', Pine Road, Auburn, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed as Sergeant in Sydney Scottish Rifles Regiment for 12 years.
Enlistment date18 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit name39th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 December 1917
Place of death or woundingWarneton, Belgium
Age at death33
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 49) (Rosenberg Plateau Plots), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Katherine RAMSAY; husband of Joan RAMSAY, 'Ellerslie', Pine Road, Auburn, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: Lt H. Ramsay, 17th Bn, returned.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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