An attractive campaign group of five awarded to Detective Inspector C. Ramsey, British South Africa Police, late Machine Gun Corps and City of London Yeomanry. And had the distinction of fighting in 5 theatres of war (Egypt, Turkey/Gallipoli, Salonika, Palestine & France). He served in Rhodesia as a highly meticulous and colourful immigration officer and was decorated with a rare’Bar’ to the Colonial Police Long Service Medal by Sir Evelyn Baring in 1944. 1914 15 Star, impressed named 2801 PTE. British War and Victory Medals, impressed named 2802 CPL. British War Medal 1939 45, un named as issued; Colonial Police Long Service & G. 1st’Indiae: Imp:’ type, with 25 Year Service Bar, period chisel engraved 2071 1. Swing mounted as worn. Comes with copies Medal Index Card, medal rolls & extensive research. Charles Douglas Ramsey was born on the 2. December 1895 in London, the son of machinist Charles Douglas Ramsey and his wife, Emily Amy Ramsey, of 9 London Road, Battersea Park. The 1911 census records him as a civil service student (aged 15). Unfortunately his WW1 records have not survived the Blitz but it is known that he landed in Egypt on the 11/9/1915 and served with the 1. City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) throughout the war. He was still serving with them as a Corporal when demobilised on 9/3/1919. The unit had become 103rd Battalion M. During the war the City of London Yeomanry had fought on Gallipoli as dismounted infantry from August 1915 November 1915. As Ramsey had landed in country on the 11/9/15 it is highly probable that he served on Gallipoli. On returning to Egypt the regiment was part of the Western Frontier Force fighting the Senussi (Arabs). 17/4/1918 the Rough Riders & Sharp Shooters were merged to form E Battalion, M. C, was posted to France, arriving on 1 June 1918. On 17 August 1918 it was renumbered as 103rd (City & 3rd County of London Yeomanry) Battalion, MGC. Corporal Ramsey had the distinction of fighting in 5 theatres of war: Egypt, Turkey (Gallipoli), Salonika, Palestine & France. Garth Castle, embarking from Cape Town on 26 July 1924. However, it appears that they did not stay long, likely on account of the English weather and missing family in South Africa. Initially appointed a Constable in Gwelo, by 1932 Charles was working for the Bulawayo C. And watching over immigration into Rhodesia. As parents to a newborn baby, Peter John Ramsey, the couple did make a brief foray back to England in order to see family, but this remained nothing more than a holiday – Charles’s occupation being stated as Immigration Officer. Returning to Rhodesia, Charles and forty three colleagues spent the 1930s carefully policing all those coming into and out of Bulawayo, much of this achieved on bicycle and through what we term today as’good old fashioned policing’, based heavily upon social interaction and building relationships with local people. Awarded the Bar to his Long Service Medal from the hand of the Governor in August 1944 (The Outpost, refers, with picture in article), Ramsey retired from the B. On 1 July 1946 and transferred to pension in the rank of Detective Inspector. It is believed that he later took a job with the Rhodesia Railways working as a clerk, a likely step for a man who enjoyed social interaction and was well-versed in both the good and ills in people. He died at Bulawayo on 11 February 1951. After discharging he attested for the British South Africa Police B. 11/11/1919 as Trooper 2071. He married and remained in the B. But transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department C. Retiring as a Detective Inspector C. He had been awarded the clasp to his Colonial Police Long Service Medal August 1944. He died in Bulawayo 11/2/1951. We list militaria and coins weekly. We provide quality mounted medals, badges and historical research. We can mount your miniature or full size medals, ribbon bars or supply replacement ribbons or badges. We can also conduct military research on your behalf and value cherished objects with a current market or insured value. We run two specialist military auctions per year. Items are accurately described & photographed. Additional costs for this standard service will be added for this service based on publicly available Australia Post rates. Please note, these items are located and will be posted from Australia. We appreciate fair feedback from you once you receive the item. We aim to give you, the customer our best customer service. The item “WW1 GALLIPOLI CITY OF LONDON YEOMANRY MEDAL GROUP RAMSEY INSPECTOR RHODESIA BSAP” is in sale since Friday, November 27, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\1914 – 1918 (WWI)”. The seller is “jb_military_antiques_14″ and is located in 2/135 Russell St, Morley, Perth, WA. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Modified Item: No
- Campaign: World War I
- Theme: Militaria
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Country: Britain
- Product Type: Medals
- Era: 1910s
