Identity
Person No.
22073
Service No.
217
Last Name
First Name
Ian Ramsay
Initials
I R
Date of Birth
Unknown
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Age at Death
34
Military Service
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Date of Death
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Son of John Ramsay Russell and Lene Auld Russell, of 6, Warrender Park Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland. Native of Wick, Scotland. Born in 1882, and entered George Watson's College in 1897. On leaving he joined the staff of the Scottish Provident Institution, and shortly afterwards went to Rhodesia. He had been a keen Volunteer, and was Sgt. in one of the Midlothian Artillery Mounted Batteries. He joined the 1st South African Contingent in 1915, and came unscathed through the heavy fighting at Delville Wood.
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External Source
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South African War Graves Project