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Corporal John Pinkney Ramsay

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1890-06-30
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: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1916-09-24
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 426223
Highest Rank: Corporal (3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-06-17 to 1916-09-24
  2. Corporal, 46th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-11-01 to 1916-06-16
  3. Private, 46th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-01-01 to 1915-11-01
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Courcelette

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1573336
LAC ID: 595022
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B8084-S043
Uploader's Notes: Son of Thomas Heckels Ramsay and Janet Askew Ramsay (nee Pinkney, later Hewson); older brother of Thomas Ramsay (Service No. 426221)
Uploader's Research notes:

46th Battalion Nominal Roll

Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 46th Battalion B Company Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 46th Battalion B Company Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion C Company ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2019-11-26