John Ramsay (footballer, born 1896)
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]
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| 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 (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) |
| –1914 | Grange Rovers | ||
| 1914–1915 | Falkirk | 25 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
References
- "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- John Ramsay on Lives of the First World War
- "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.
- "Name Ramsay, John Bryce Service Number(s): Z/4653 ... Rank or Rating: ...". National Archives. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- 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.
- "John Bryce Ramsay | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- "Casualty Details: Alexander Ramsay". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- Meffen, John. "Falkirk FC Players to 1938/39" (PDF). p. 105. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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