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