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Albert Edward RAMSDEN

Regimental number6366
Place of birthLeichhardt, New South Wales
SchoolState School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressGeraldton, Western Australia
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Ramsden, Cr Leake And Mint Streets, Victoria Park, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 18 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 February 1917
Place of death or woundingBapaume, Somme Sector, France
Age at death31
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialA.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 1/10), Flers, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
63
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred and Elizabeth RAMSDEN, Ascot Street, Victoria Park, Western Australia. Native of Leichhardt, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: Cpl W.H. Ramsden, 115th Howitzer Battery, DCM, MM.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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