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Frederick Ramsay fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

[1899-1901].

Reference:

R3177-0-8-E, MG30-E231

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

102576

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Frederick Ramsay fonds
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Date(s):

[1899-1901].

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.6 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of transcripts of letters written by Ramsay to his family describing his enlistment in the Royal Canadian Regiment and subsequent military service during the South African War. Photocopy, 26 pages.

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Ramsay, Frederick, 1870-1907

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Ramsay, Frederick, 1870-1907 : J. Frederick Ramsay born in Limekilns, Scotland, enlisted as a Private in the Royal Canadian Regiment in Toronto in 1899. He saw action in South Africa in January 1900, and was transferred to Brabant's Horse. In March 1900, he was commissioned as a Lieutenant. He was later promoted to Captain and then Senior Captain of the Regiment. When he was discharged at the end of the war, he returned to Canada.

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Location of originals note:

Copied in 1975 from originals with Duncan R. Derry, Port Credit, Ont.
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South African War, 1899-1902

South African War, 1899-1902 - Military service, [1899-1901] Canada. Army. Royal Canadian Regiment, [1899-1901]

Soldiers' writings, Canadian, 1899-1901 Brabant's Horse, [1899-1901]

South African War,1899-1902 - Personal narratives, Canadian, [1899-1901] South Africa, [1899-1901]

Soldiers - Canadian

Guerre des Boers, 1899-1902
Source:

Private

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MG30-E231
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