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Sergeant Thomas Ramsay

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Ramsay, Thomas
Date of birth: 1892-01-25
Place of birth: Sunderland Durham England
Next of kin: Janet Hewson, mother. Silton, Saskatchewan
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address: Silton, Saskatchewan
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1918-08-08
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Toronto Cemetery, B. 8.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 426221
Highest Rank: Sergeant (3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Sergeant, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-04-09 to 1918-08-08
  2. Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-12-01 to 1917-04-09
  3. Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-10-08 to 1916-12-01
  4. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-06-17 to 1916-10-08
  5. Corporal, 46th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-10-21 to 1916-06-16
  6. Private, 46th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-01-01 to 1915-10-21
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded September 4, 1916 at Mouquet Farm, KIA at Boves Wood
Awards

Military Medal
Date of award: 1918-03-13
Source: London Gazette No. 30573, pg. 3252

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 260116
LAC ID: 585465
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B8085-S046
Uploader's Notes: Son of Thomas Heckels Ramsay and Janet Askew Ramsay (nee Pinkney, later Hewson); younger brother of John Pinkney Ramsay (Service No. 426223)
Uploader's Research notes:

46th Battalion Nominal Roll

Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion C Company Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion C Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 46th Battalion B Company Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 46th Battalion B Company Lance Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion C Company Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion C Company Military Medal ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-03-13