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Monday 22nd June 2015 |
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Exploring the First World War at the Ulster Museum with Upperlands Community Development (AHRC CONNECTED COMMUNITIES FESTIVAL 2015) |
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Belfast |
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A - 004 Collection ID 89 |
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Artefact relating to - Sergeant Robert Ramsey, 12th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles |
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1193 |
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Artefact - Picture of grave yard where Robert rests in Ration Farm, with his family tree - Father Daniel and Mother Ellen.
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Contributors Uncle who served with the RIR No. 18672. Was life and experience was captured in the book 'Ballymoney Heroes 1914-1918'. Sergeant Ramsey was born in Culmore, Kilrea and enlisted in Ballymoney. Before the war he worked in the linen trade as a linen lapper at Clarke's of Upperlands. He enlisted in September 1914 and went to Clandeboye camp for initial training. He was then promoted to Lance Corporal and was warned by his superior officers to keep his former mates at a distance, but his answer was that they had always been his pals and nothing would change, not even three stripes. He was promoted again at Seaford to Orderly Sergeant and in October 1915 went to France. Robert Ramsey was killed in Messines, Belgium on the 23rd August 1916. He is buried in Ration Farm (la plus Douve) Annex CWGC.
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