John Ramsay (footballer, born 1896)

John Ramsay
Personal information
Full name John Bryce Ramsay[1]
Date of birth 1 September 1896[2]
Place of birth Grangemouth, Scotland
Date of death 28 April 1917(1917-04-28) (aged 20)[1]
Place of death near Arras, France[3]
Height 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[4]
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1914 Grange Rovers
1914–1915 Falkirk 25 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Bryce Ramsay (1 September 1896 – 28 April 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Falkirk as an inside right.[3][5]

Personal life

Ramsay worked as a boat builder.[4] On 25 May 1915, nine months after the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted in the 63rd (Royal Naval) Division.[4] Rising to the rank of able seaman, he saw action at Gallipoli and on the Western Front.[3][6] Ramsay was killed near Arras, France on 29 April 1917 and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.[1][3][7] His younger brother Alexander was killed in November 1916.[8]

Honours

Falkirk

  • Falkirk Infirmary Shield: 1914–15[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. ^ John Ramsay on Lives of the First World War
  3. ^ a b c d "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Name Ramsay, John Bryce Service Number(s): Z/4653 ... Rank or Rating: ...". National Archives. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  5. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  6. ^ McCrery, Nigel (18 June 2015). The Final Season: The Footballers Who Fought and Died in the Great War. Penguin Random House. pp. 214–215. ISBN 978-0-09-959466-6.
  7. ^ "John Bryce Ramsay | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Casualty Details: Alexander Ramsay". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  9. ^ Meffen, John. "Falkirk FC Players to 1938/39" (PDF). p. 105. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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