RAMSAY, John Cochran
(Service number 49003)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 27 March 1892 | Place of Birth | Knapdale |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 22 January 1917 | Age | 21 years |
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| Address at Enlistment | Panton & Sons, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Architect | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | P. C. RAMSAY (father), 216 Market Street, Hastings | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 26th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | G Company (part) | ||
| Date | 9 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Devonport, Devon, England | |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western European | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 November 1954 | Age | 62 years |
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| Place of Death | Hastings | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Hastings Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
John Cochran Ramsay who was born on 11 April 1892 at Knapdale, was the second son of Peter Crawford and Mary Jane (née Cochrane) Ramsay. He was educated at Knapdale School. John was an architect with Panton and Sons at Timaru when he enlisted on 22 January 1917 at Timaru. Single and Presbyterian, he named his father as next-of-kin – P. C Ramsay, 216 Market Street, Hastings. Rifleman J. C. Ramsay embarked with the 26th Reinforcements, departing for Devonport, England, by the “Willochra”, on 9 June 1917.
J. C. Ramsay, of Timaru or Hastings, returned by the “Marama” which was due at Wellington on 15 or 17 July 1919. He was discharged on 31 December 1919, no longer physically fit for war service on account of illness contracted on active service. All his service had been in Western Europe, for which he received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. John joined his family at Hastings and turned to farming.
John Cochran Ramsay died on 7 November 1954 at Hastings, aged 62 years and was buried at Hastings Cemetery with his parents. John’s younger brother, James Andrew Ramsay, also served in World War One. James died in 1954 and was also buried with his parents.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [26 March 2023]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [26 March 2023]; Hastings Cemetery burial record [26 March 2023]; Press, 9 July 1919, Hastings Bay Tribune, 10 July 1919 (Papers Past) [March 2023]
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