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 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

References

  1. 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.
  2. Horace A. Laffaye:"The Polo Encyclopedia, 2d ed.", McFarland & Co. Inc. (2015); ISBN 978-0786495771, p. 306

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