George Strachan Ramsay (18 October 1892 – 8 August 1918) was a Scottish professional

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who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park,

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, Ayr United and

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as an inside right.

Personal life

Ramsay attended

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and in 1911 was working as an apprentice marine engineer in Glasgow. Ramsay served as a

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and 49 Squadrons of the

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during the

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and was flying an

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when he and his observer were shot down and killed near the bridge at

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on 8 August 1918, during the Battle of Amiens. He is commemorated on the

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Career statistics

References

Scottish men's footballers 1918 deaths British military personnel killed in World War I Royal Air Force officers Footballers from Clydebank Clydebank Juniors F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Football League players Queen's Park F.C. players Men's association football inside forwards 1892 births Rangers F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Royal Air Force personnel of World War I People educated at Allan Glen's School Third Lanark A.C. players {{Scotland-footy-forward-1890s-stub