Ramsay, Derrick Winson | Universities at War

Personal details

Name on Memorial:

Ramsay, D. W.

Forename(s):

Derrick Winson

Surname:

Ramsay

Date of Death:

Monday, February 14, 1916

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Rank:

Lieutenant

Service:

Army

Unit:

Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment), 10th Battalion

Prisoner of War:

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

Derrick was the son of Dr and Mrs F Winson Ramsay. He was killed in action on 14th February 1916 aged 24.

Addresses before and during the war

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

Derrick is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Memorials

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Research information

Sources:

UK Census registers, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

UK Military Service Records, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton