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Cpl. Alexander Ramsey
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Newcastle
(d.1st July 1916)
Alexander Ramsey is named on the Thiepval Memorial
Arthur Ramsey
British Army 1/8th Btn. London Regiment
from:Bolton
Arthur Ramsey served with the London Regiment. I am trying to find out about my grandfather as he had 3 different service numbers, including this one.
Pte. G. Ramsey
British Army 1st Garrison Btn. Royal Scots
(d.18th June 1919)
Private Ramsey was buried in the Famagusta Military Cemetery in Cyprus.
Pte. John Wilfred Ramsey
British Army 10th Battalion West Yorks Regiment
from:10 Pit St, Low Valley, Wombwell, Yorkshire.
(d.21st Sept 1918)
Pte John James Ramsey
British Army 2nd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Leeds
(d.19th September 1915)
Gnr. John Ramsey
British Army 26th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:London
John Ramsey was my great-grandfather, who married my great-grandmother in 1918 in Shrewsbury. He was in the Royal Garrison Artillery with the British Expeditionary Force but then transferred to a labour battalion, presumably because he had become injured.
After the war, he left his family, which included 3 young children under the age of 4, in Shrewsbury as he 'could not cope with Shropshire life'. I believe he died during the Blitz, perhaps as a volunteer firefighter, but this is only a story from relatives who were alive at the time but are no longer with us.
Sgt. Robert Ramsey
British Army 12th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Ballymoney, Co. Antrim
(d.23rd Aug 1917)
Sergeant Robert Ramsey regularly wrote home in one letter, when he was promoted to Lance Corporal he relates how the officers warned him not to associate as closely as before with his lower ranking friends, however Robert replied that they had always been his pals and nothing was going to change that, not even stripes. In his letters he also writes of the death of his friend, Joseph Watson of Rasharkin, at Le Touret and also of Robert John Coleman who lived close to the RamseyĆ¢ā‚¬ā„¢s home, who was killed on 1st July 1916 along with 16 other men from the 12th Battalion, where once Sergeant Ramsey had been amongst a crowd of friends from the Culmore district, now he was one of only three. A few days later, the 12th Battalion was moved to the Messines area of Belgium, and it was here on the evening of 22nd August 1916, that Sergeant Ramsey, then 21 years old, wrote his last letter home. The next morning at 10. 30am he was killed, shot in the head by a sniper. He had just fired five rounds and inadvertently stood up straight to re-load his rifle. He is buried at Ration Farm Cemetery.
Pte. D. Ramshaw
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Jarrow
Pte. George Edward Ramshaw
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
served with 18th & 11th & 13th DLI
Pte. John William Ramshaw
British Army 8th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.28th Sep 1918)
John William Ramshaw, enlisted at Jarrow and served in the 8th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers. He died aged 29 on the 28th September 1918 and is buried at Bocquoy Cemetery, Ficheux, Pasde Calais. His medal card shows his award of the War and Victory Medals and notes that he died from injuries.
He was born in Jarrow 1888. Ancestry search reveals he was the son of Adam(24) and Elizabeth A Ramshaw(22) and was 3 years old in the 1891 census. In the 1911 census he is living at 96 Durston St. Hebburn Quay with his wife Elizabeth E Ramshaw nee Smith and he is a labourer in a chemical works. There are no children listed.
Pte. Joseph Ramshaw
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Served with 18th & 20th DLI
Pte. Robert Ramshaw
British Army 1/5th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.14th Nov 1916)
Robert Ramshaw enlisted at Walker and served in the 1/5th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He died on the 14th November 1916 and is remembered at St Paul's Church and is buried in Warlencourt British Cemetery. His medal card has not been located in an Ancestry search.
Robert was born in Jarrow 1893, son of Robert and Sarah Ann Ramshaw nee Mullen. In the 1911 census the family is living at 12 Bell Street, East Jarrow. Robert 49, is a labourer at Furnace Chemical works and his wife of 23 years Sarah Ann have had 10 children of whom 9 survived and are living at this address. There are 5 sons with Robert(18 working as a catcher in the shipyard. The other boys are all of school age. There are 4 daughters with the eldest Sarah Jane (26) helping at home and the other 3 are also of school age or below.
Rfm. Karanbahadur Rana VC.
British Indian Army 2nd Battalion. 3rd Gurkha Rifles
from:Nepal
Karanbahadur Rana was 19 years old, and a Rifleman in the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
"On the 10th of April 1918 at El Kefr, Egypt, during an attack, Rifleman Karanbahadur Rana and a few other men crept forward with a Lewis gun under intense fire to engage an enemy machine-gun. No. 1 of the Lewis gun team opened fire but was shot almost immediately, whereupon the rifleman pushed the dead man off the gun, opened fire, knocked out the enemy gun crew and then silenced the fire of the enemy bombers and riflemen in front of him. During the remainder of the day he did magnificent work and finally assisted with covering fire in the withdrawal, until the enemy were close on him".
Pte. William Charles Rance
British Army 10th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:15 Green Avenue, West Ealing, London
(d.23rd Apr 1917)
William Rance was my Great Uncle and eldest brother of my paternal Grandmother, Edith May Smith. William was 22 years old when he was killed during the Battle of Arras.
Pte. William Charles Rance
British Army 10th (City of London) Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:15 Green Avenue, West Ealing, London
(d.23rd April 1917)
William Rance was my great-uncle. He was my paternal grandmother's eldest brother. Sadly, my grandmother died in January 1940 from the effects of TB, and the connection to William was lost. I rediscovered him whilst researching my family history.
William volunteered in October 1915 and after training was drafted to the Western Front. He fought and was injured during the Battle of the Somme in July 1916. After recovering and rejoining his unit, he fought in the (second, I think) Battle of Arras where he was killed on 23rd of April 1917. He was entitled to the 1914 - 1915 Star, General Service and Victory Medals. I don't know if his parents ever claimed them. William is buried in the small Chili Trench Cemetery at Gravrelle in France. Unfortunately, although he has a name marker there, his exact resting place has been lost due to damage done to the cemetery during WW2. His marker records his rank as Private but the National Roll of The Great War records his rank as Lance Corporal as does the write-up in his local newspaper written by his friend Private W Bouchard. I am not sure if the higher rank was a temporary issue or if the official promotion had not been processed at the time of his death and so his memorial recorded him on the lower rank.
Like so many young men killed in WW1, his name has all but disappeared from history.
Pte. Arthur John Randall
British Army 4th Btn. Worcestershire Regiment
(d.8th May 1915)
Arthur Randall served with the 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment during WW1. He died on the 8th May 1915 and is buried in the Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Turkey (Gallipoli). He was the brother of Abigail Randall, of 4, Spencer Avenue, Bowes Park, Wood Green, London.
Pte. Bertie Sumner Randall
British Army 2nd Battalion Suffolk Regiment
from:Brantham, Suffolk
(d.16th August 1915)
Bertie Randall was buried in Spoilbank Cemetery, Ypres.
Pte. Charles Frank Randall
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
(d.1st Nov 1914)
Charles Randall served with the 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment during WW1 and died on the 1st November 1914. He is remembered on the Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium. He was the son of Harriet Randall, of 17, Abbey Place, St. Ebbs, Oxford.
Cpt. Charles Deschamps Randall
British Army 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters
from:Beeston
(d.9th August 1915)
Pte. Edward John Randall
British Army 4th Btn. Middlesex Regiment
from:Willesden, Wing
(d.30th Sep 1915)
Edward Randall served with the 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment during WW1 and died on the 30th September 1915. He is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium. I'm just trying to bring loose ends together and find out where this picture was taken. My Grandfather is top right of picture.
Sjt. G. Randall
Army 2/8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Dvr. Henry Clement Randall
British Army Royal Field Artillery
Henry Randall was a leading driver with the Royal Field Artillery during WW1.
L/Cpl. Henry John Randall
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
from:Oxford
(d.3rd Jan 1916)
Henry Randall served with the 1st Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment during WW1 and died, age 27, on the 3rd January 1916. This soldiers headstone is at St Mary Cemetery Osney Lane Oxford. It is tended along with others by a group of soldiers (MPGS)from RAF Benson. Grave reference St. Ebbe. He was the son of Mrs. Harriet Randall, of 17, Abbey Place, St. Ebbe, Oxford.
A/Bdr Hugh Randall
British Army 161st Bgde., "A" Bty. Royal Field Artillery
(d.27th April 1917)
Rfm. Joseph James Randall
British Army 3rd Battalion Rifle Brigade
from:Putney Common
(d.1st Feb 1915)
My grandfather, Joseph James Randall was killed in action on 1st February 1915. His body was never found but he is listed on the Ploegsteert Memorial. I have not been able to find out any information about him and would be grateful if anyone has any information. He was killed two weeks before my father was born.
Pte. George Victor Randle
British Army 8th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
from:Ramsgate, Kent
(d.10th Jul 1917)
George Randle is not a relative but I have been researching him and his brothers who were killed during the war. They were originally from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
Pte. Thomas Randle
British Army 2nd Btn. Cheshire Regiment
from:Stonebroom, Alfreton
(d.3rd October 1915)
Pte. William H. Randle
British Army 10th Btn. Sherwood Foresters
from:Shirebrook, Nr. Mansfield, Notts
(d.25th Nov 1916)
William Randle served with the Sherwood Foresters 10th Battalion. He was executed on 25th November 1916 for desertion aged 23 and is buried in the Cavillon Communal Cemetery, Cavillon, France near north-west corner of cemetery,
He was a working class miner who before enlisting worked at Shirebrook Colliery. He was the son of William Henry and Harriett Randle, of 26, Vale Drive, Shirebrook, Nr. Mansfield, Notts.
Pte. Aaron Randles
British Army 3rd Btn. Cheshire Regiment
from:Birkenhead
(d.13th September 1918)
Aaron Randles served with the 3rd Cheshire and was transferred to 196th Coy. Labour Corps. He was the husband of Ann Jane Randles of 35 Cottage St., Birkenhead. Aged 42 when he died, he is buried in the Lugo Communal Cemetery in Italy.
L/Cpl. John Whalley Rangecroft
British Army 1st Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Darlington
(d.9th May 1916)
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