Frank William Ramsay
| Frank William Ramsay | |
|---|---|
 Ramsay (center) with officers in 1917 | |
| Born | 10 December 1875 |
| Died | 1 October 1954 (aged 78) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank |
 Brigadier General |
| Commands held |
48th Brigade 58th Division (1918-1919) 6th Infantry Brigade(1919-1923) |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Messines (1917) |
| Awards |
 Distinguished Service Order |
Brigadier General Frank William Ramsay CB (1919),CMG (1917), DSO (1916)[1] (10 December 1875 – 1 October 1954) was a senior British Army officer in World War I.
Military career
Ramsay on horseback in 1917
He served with the Mounted infantry before World War I. In the war, he became commanding officer 48th Brigade of the 16th Irish Division and participated in the Battle of Messines 1917. In 1925 he took command over a Brigade of the Quetta Division until he retired in 1929. Later he lived in Holbrook Hall, Sudbury.[1]
Works
- "Polo Pony Training with Some Hints on the Game" London and Portsmouth, Gale & Polden (1928)[2]
References
- 1 2 Who Was Who. Volume V. A Companion to Who's Who Containing the Biographies of Those who died during the period 1951 - 1960, A & C Black Limited, 1964.
- ↑ Horace A. Laffaye:"The Polo Encyclopedia, 2d ed.", McFarland & Co. Inc. (2015); ISBN 978-0786495771, p. 306
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