Charles Alexander Ramsay | |
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Born | October 12, 1936 |
Died | December 31, 2017 | (aged 81)
Allegiance |
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Service/branch |
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Rank | Major-General |
Commands held |
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Task Force Delta Eastern District |
Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Major-General Charles Alexander Ramsay CB OBE (12 October 1936 – 31 December 2017) was a British Army officer.
Military career[]
Ramsay was born the second son of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay.[1] Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, he saw operational service as a squadron commander in Northern Ireland during The Troubles and went on to be commanding officer of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.[2][3] After that he became Commander of Task Force Delta in 1980, Deputy Director of Military Operations in 1983 and General Officer Commanding Eastern District in 1984.[4] His last appointment was as Director of the Territorial Army and Organisation at the Ministry of Defence in 1987 before retiring in 1989.[4]
He was a member of the Queen's Body Guard for Scotland.[3]
References[]
- ↑ "Major Charles Ramsay at Dover for official opening of exhibition which honours his late father - the man behind Dunkirk evacuation". https://www.berwickshirenews.co.uk/news/major-charles-ramsay-at-dover-for-official-opening-of-exhibition-which-honours-his-late-father-the-man-behind-dunkirk-evacuation-1-1679525. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "Recommendation for Award for Ramsay, Charles Alexander Rank: Lieutenant Colonel ...". http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7633908. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Obituary: Obituary: Major General Charles Ramsay, career soldier who embodied the qualities of a leader". The Scotsman. 23 January 2018. https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-major-general-charles-ramsay-career-soldier-who-embodied-the-qualities-of-a-leader-1-4668194. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Army Commands". http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
External links[]
- "Obituary: Major-General Charles Alexander Ramsay 1936-2017". The Peerage. http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/major-general-charles-alexander-ramsay.html. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
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