Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Tower Hill Memorial | London | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.133 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 2A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Husband of Mrs. Ramsey, of 277, Boulevard, Hull. Born at Dundee.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: SS Vasco |
| Action : Naval Campaign |
Naval Campaign is defined as to include all sea operations where attrition rates are in ones and twos and which do not fall within specific naval battles such as Jutland, Coronel, Falklands etc. This includes Merchant Navy losses.
Detail :
Walter Ramsey was born in Dundee and died aged 56, was married and resided at 258 St George's Road, Hull. The SS Vasco was on a voyage from Hull to Naples with general cargo and a crew of 17. She struck a mine in the English Channel, 10 miles W by S off Beachy Head and sank.All the crew were lost including the Master, William Donaldson, who was a member of the De La Pole Lodge No 1605. The mine was laid by German U-boat UC16.
An article appears, with his portrait photo in the Hull Daily Mail 29th November, 1916:- "CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE S.S. VASCO - Mr WALTER RAMSEY, R.N.R., chief engineer, lost with the steamer Vasco. His home was 277, South Boulevard. He leaves a widow and four children. Mr Ramsey had been 36 years with his firm, 33 of them as chief engineer. He was a member of the Humber Lodge of Freemasons."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Humber No. 57 E.C. | Yorkshire (North & East Ridings) |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
15th April 1897 | 3rd June 1897 | 13th September 1897 |
37 year old Chief Engineer. "Lost at Sea Nov 1916." Walter Ramsey was initiated into freemasonry on 15th April 1897 into Humber Lodge No 57. In the same lodge he was passed (3/6/1897) and raised (13/9/1897).
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley