Great War Dundee
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James Rankine Ramsay
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: 6521 17/18
- Rank: First Mate
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: S.S. War Song
- Unit/Ship: Mercantile Marine
- Place of Death:
- Age at Death: 48
- Date of Death: 15.01.1918
- Burial Country: Fance
- Cemetery: L'isle de Sien, New Communal Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Collective grave
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth:
- Address: 36 Victoria Rd, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Helen Ramsay
- Father:
James Ramsay
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Janet Ramsay, 36 Victoria Rd, Dundee
- Children:
More about James Rankine Ramsay
L’Isle-De-Sien is an island 15 miles out at Sea. In one grave are buried the Officers and men of the ship S.S. War Song which was sunk by German Submarine U-93 on 15 January, 1918. 19Km west of the Island. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to Brest with a cargo of Iron Ore. 16 Crew lost their lives in the sinking.
Information supplied by Gary Thomson
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