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RAMSAY, George
(Service number 32385)

Aliases
First Rank	Rifleman	Last Rank	Private

Birth

Date	3 November 1891	Place of Birth	Kaitangata

Enlistment Information

Date	26 July 1916	Age	24 years
Address at Enlistment	Gleniti
Occupation	Farm hand
Previous Military Experience	Territorials; 2nd South Canterbury Regiment - serving.
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs Grace RAMSAY (mother), Gleniti, via Timaru
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 6½ inches. Weight 133 lbs. Chest measurement 33-36 inches. Complexion between dark & fair. Eyes grey. Hair brown. Sight - both eyes 6/6. Hearing good. Colour vision correct. Limbs well formed. Full & perfect movement of all joints. Chest well formed. Heart & lungs normal. No illnesses. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated. Good bodily & mental health. No slight defcts. No fits. No distinctive marks.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	10th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company
Date	15 November 1916
Transport	Maunganui
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Plymouth, Devon, England

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	NZ Entrenching Battalion

Military Awards

Campaigns	Western European
Service Medals	British War Medal; Victory Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date	26 February 1919	Reason	On termination of period of engagement (shell wounded leg).

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Shell wounded leg

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	23 December 1980	Age	89 years
Place of Death	Timaru
Cause
Notices	Timaru Herald, 24 December 1980
Memorial or Cemetery	Saliabury Park Crematorium, Timaru
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

George Ramsay was born on 3 November 1891 at Kaitangata, the son of James Brown and Grace Scott (née Coulter) Ramsay. In 1919 he married Christina Black, the sister of Archibald and William Black who served in World War One.

During World War Two George served in the Home Guard, while Allan Ramsay, the only son of George and Christina, was killed in action at Casino.

Sources

Auckland Wa Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [01 January 2017]; N Z Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5550 0095750) [06 January 2017]; Sailisbury Park Crematorium, Timaru, records & plaque transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [01 January 2017]; Timaru Herald, 24 December 1980 (Timaru District Library) [04 January 2017]

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