Basic Details
Surname
Ramsden
Forenames
Hesketh
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
Second World War (1939-1945)
Served or died
Died
Honours
MC
Notes
Recovered 06.06.2022 from www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2186669/hesketh-adair-ramsden/
Son of Joseph and Caroline Emily Ramsden; husband of Joan Ramsden, of Market Drayton
Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches
Recovered 06.06.2022 from www.royalleicestershireregiment.org.uk/entity/116034-ramsden-hesketh-adair-mc
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
The Leicester Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Captain
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Leicestershire Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Captain
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Norway
Town of death
Lillehammer
Country of burial
Norway
Town of burial
Lillehammer
Cemetery
Lillehammer Northern Civil Cemetery
Year of death
1940
Month of death
April
Day of death
23
Age at death
41
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action