ForceArmy, Artillery
Service NumberH/76285 (18 Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery)
RankGunner
Engagement1941-08-26 | Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
T.O.S. this Regiment1944-11-03 (2 Canadian Base Reinforcement Group)
Overseas1942-05-04 | United Kingdom
Disembarked1944-08-15 | France
Date of Death1944-11-10 | Belgium
DiedDied accidentally (drowned)
RecordsStudy the full service records
Birthdate1923-01-27
BirthplacePort Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Age21
ParentsSon of ?? and Gladys RAMSAY
ReligionUnited Church
OccupationTruck driver
RAMSAY, EDWARD JAMES - Royal Canadian Artillery

Plot 10 | Row G | Grave 10

" MY DARLING SON. BLOW SOFTLY WIND OVER HIS DEAR YOUNG HEAD, WHISPER - OUR LOVE "

Medals
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Service Volunteer Medal (with Clasp), 1939-45 War Medal
1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Service Volunteer Medal (with Clasp), 1939-45 War Medal
Adopted Grave
Unknown
Coordinates Temporary Burial
51.0722769376438, 3.7007168962966213
Photos
Credits

Portrait: Canadian Virtual War Memorial.

Info from War Diary and Service Records: LAC (Library Archive Canada).

Photograph headstones: Michael van de Velde.

Adegem Canadian War Cemetery