Basic Details
Surname
Ramsay
Forenames
A H
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Archibald Hamilton
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
The College website adds: 'He came up in 1904 from Newton High School, Massachusetts. One of the Harvard class of ’07 [stayed one year]. Had been in the French Foreign Legion [he was French Canadian by birth and joined on 12.8.1914]. Commemorated at the British Embassy church in Paris, rue d’Aguesseau, and in the Memorial room at Harvard.'
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Ox & Bucks LI
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Second Lieutenant
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Hohenzollern Redoubt, Auchy-les-Mines, Loos
Year of death
1915
Month of death
October
Day of death
13
Age at death
31
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action