Last Employer: Mr NC Holdaway, Levin.
Died aged 33 years.
Probate: Will at Napier Court held at Archives NZ, Wellington.
NOK: Father, Kumeroa.
Height: 5’9½". Weight: 171lb.
Eyes: Blue. Complexion: Fair.
Hair: Fair. Chest: 36½"-40½"
Declared Age: 32 years.
Any use of this item must be accompanied by the credit “Adopt an Anzac Project”
| Date of birth: | 13 July 1885 |
| Date of death: | 26 August 1918 |
| Place of birth: | Onepoto, New Zealand |
| Awards: | British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Occupation: | Motor Engineer |
| Last known residence: | c/o Mr NC Holdaway, Levin |
| Cause of death: | Died of wounds - GSW penetrating abdomen |
| Place of death: | 29th CCS In the Field, France |
| Buried where: | Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt. IV.E.12 |
| Spouses name: | Unmarried |
| Fathers name: | James Daniel |
| Fathers date of birth: | 1853 |
| Fathers place of birth: | Wellington, NZ |
| Fathers occupation: | Sheepfarmer |
| Fathers date of death: | 1930 |
| Fathers place of death: | Pahiatua |
| Mothers name: | Fanny Matilda |
| Mothers date of death: | 1944 |
| Mothers place of death: | Palmerston North |
| Siblings: | Marion Elizabeth (b abt 1883, d 1979), Alfred, , , and |
| Date of arrival overseas: | 25 February 1918 |
| Theatres of war: | Western Europe |
| Place of embarkation: | HMNZT 99 |
| Surname: | RAMSDEN |
| War memorial: | Levin |
| Place enlisted: | Palmerston North |
| Christian names: | Francis James |
| Place of arrival overseas: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| School: | Wanganui Collegiate (2nd ed 1854-1939, page 105) |
| Wars: | WW1 |
| Service number: | 65572 |
| Religion: | Chuch of England |
| Date enlisted: | 31 July 1917 |
| Final rank: | Private |
| Regiment or service: | 4th Coy, 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment NZEF |
| Embarkation date: | 31 December 1917 |
| User reference: | 2.115 |
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