Regimental number | 486 |
Place of birth | Kangaroo Ground, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 103 Park Street, Parkville, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Louisa Ramsayer, 163 Park Street, Parkville, Victoria |
Previous military service | Previously a member, No 6 Rifle Club, Balmoral, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Balmoral, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Niederzwehren Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 4), Cassel Germany |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 94 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents; Albert and Edith RAMSEYER. Native of Melbourne |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front [First page of Form B103 missing from file.] Rejoined 21st Bn, Anzac, from hospital, 29 September 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 26 March 1916. Wounded in action, 26 August 1916; now, 9 September 1916, reported missing. Now, 2 November 1916, reported captured, prisoner of war, Darmstadt, Germany. He wrote, 5 October 1916: 'I am in Hospital in Germany with a bad leg wound. They have taken my leg off, but don't tell Louie when you write. Now I want ou to do me a favour as I have no relations in England. Can you have some parcels sent to me. I will arrange for Louie to send you money. Try and send me some butter, milk, treacle and cigarettes and if you could send me about 10/- I will [indecipherable] you.' Died of sepsis following wounds, 25 October 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RAMSEYER Frederick William Adolphus
Red Cross File No 2240101A |