2721934 Harold RAMSDEN, 2 Irish Guards

2nd Armoured Battalion Irish Guards: Pre-embarkation List, May 1944

No. 1 Squadron, 2 Armoured Irish Guards
No. 3 Troop

Serial: 73
Vehicle No: 147619
Type of Vehicle: Sherman

• 243516 John Kevin MAGUIRE, 2 Irish Guards Lieutenant, Tp Offr
• 2723489 A MOORE, 2 Irish Guards Guardsman, G/Op
• 2721934 Harold RAMSDEN, 2 Irish Guards Guardsman, D/Op
• 2723139 C MARTIN, 2 Irish Guards Guardsman, G/Mech
• 3523394 A CHAPMAN, 2 Irish Guards Lance Corporal, D/Mech

Total Officers: 1
Total Other Ranks: 4

 

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name: RAMSDEN, Harold
DOB:
Place of Birth:
Residence: Little Hulton, Lancashire
Trade/Profession:
Parents: Joseph and Sarah Hannah Ramsden
Wife: Ann Ramsden, of Little Hulton, Lancashire.
Photo:


SERVICE
Army/Personal Number: 2721934
Rank: Guardsman
Regiment/Battalion: Irish Guards, 2nd Armoured Battalion
As at 01/09/1939:
Enlisted:

Pre-embarkation list, May 1944: Ref 73

CASUALTY
CWGC Link: Casualty Details
CWGC Certificate:

Theatre of War: Western Europe Campaign, 1944/45
Date of Death: 04/08/1944
Age at Death: 28
Casualty Type: Killed in Action

Cemetery / Memorial: ST. CHARLES DE PERCY WAR CEMETERY
Cemetery Plan:

Cemetery Photo:
Grave Reference: V. B. 15.
Headstone Photo:

Grave Registration:

Grave Concentration:

Headstone:

Reburial Date: 12/07/1946
Original Burial Place / Map Reference: Near ESTRY France, Sheet 6F/6, 1/50000, 721385
Inscription:
"In loving memory of
My dear husband Harold
Who gave his life
R.I.P."

Army Casualty List (WO 417):
2721934 Guardsman RAMSDEN H 1944 Irish Guards
The Times Casualty List: published


MEDALS
Campaign Medals:
Medal Roll Details:


REFERENCES
War Diaries:
War Diary: 2nd Armoured Battalion IRISH GUARDS, Jan - Dec 1944
Archive Files: WO 417, WO 171/1256
Publications:
Accounts:
War Memorial:
Newspaper:
Websites:
Irish Guards: Roll of Honour - WWII Open Resource Group
ST. CHARLES DE PERCY WAR CEMETERY, FRANCE

 

From
2 Irish Guards (Armoured Battalion) | The National Archives
Reference: WO 171/1256
Description: 2 Irish Guards (Armoured Battalion)
Date: 1944 Jan.- Dec.


No. 1 Squadron
No. 3 Troop

Serial: 73
Vehicle No: 147619
Type of Vehicle: Sherman

243516 Lieutenant MAGUIRE J K, Tp Offr
2723489 Guardsman MOORE A, G/Op
2721934 Guardsman RAMSDEN H, D/Op
2723139 Guardsman MARTIN C, G/Mech
3523394 Lance-Corporal CHAPMAN A, D/Mech

Total Officers: 1
Total Other Ranks: 4

 

Casualty

Guardsman RAMSDEN, HAROLD
Service Number 2721934
Died 04/08/1944
Aged 28
2nd Bn. Irish Guards
Son of Joseph and Sarah Hannah Ramsden; husband of Ann Ramsden, of Little Hulton, Lancashire.
INSCRIPTION: IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND HAROLD WHO GAVE HIS LIFE R.I.P.
Buried at ST. CHARLES DE PERCY WAR CEMETERY
Location: Calvados, France
Cemetery/memorial reference: V. B. 15.
See cemetery plan


Irish Guards: Roll of Honour - WWII Open Resource Group