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Francis James RAMSDEN

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Date of birth13 July 1885
Date of death26 August 1918
Mothers nameFanny Matilda
Spouses nameUnmarried
Mothers date of death1944
Fathers date of birth1853
Mothers place of deathPalmerston North
Fathers nameJames Daniel
Fathers place of birthWellington, NZ
Fathers date of death1930
Fathers place of deathPahiatua
SiblingsMarion Elizabeth (b 1882, d 1979), Alfred (b 1894)
Fathers occupationSheepfarmer
Cause of deathDied of wounds
Buried whereBagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt. IV.E.12
Last known residencec/o Mr NC Holdaway, Levin
AwardsBritish War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthOnepoto, New Zealand
OccupationMotor Engineer
Place of death29th CCS In the Field, France
Date of arrival overseas25 February 1918
Theatres of warWestern Europe
Place of embarkationHMNZT 99
SurnameRAMSDEN
War memorialLevin
Place enlistedPalmerston North
Christian namesFrancis James
Place of arrival overseasGlasgow, Scotland
SchoolWanganui Collegiate (2nd ed 1854-1939, page 105)
WarsWW1
Service number65572
ReligionChuch of England
Date enlisted31 July 1917
Final rankPrivate
Regiment or service4th Coy, 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment NZEF
Embarkation date31 December 1917
User reference2.115

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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.

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