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Horace Edward Ramsden

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Rank
  
Unit
  
Protectorate Regiment


Role
  
Armed force officer

Name
  
Horace Ramsden

Awards
  
Horace Edward Ramsden

Born
  
15 December 1878Chester, England (
1878-12-15
)

Buried at
  
Maitland Road Crematorium, Cape Town

Battles/wars
  
Second Boer WarWorld War I

Died
  
August 3, 1948, Wynberg, Cape Town, South Africa

Battles and wars
  

Place of burial
  
Cape Town, South Africa

Horace Edward Ramsden VC (15 December 1878 – 3 August 1948) was a South African recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was awarded the VC for saving his brother's life.

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Ramsden was 21 years old, and a Trooper in the Protectorate Regiment (N.W. Cape Colony), South African Forces during the Second Boer War when the following deed took place near Mafeking for which he was awarded the VC:

On the 26th December, 1899, during the fight at Game Tree, near Mafeking, after the order to retire was given, Trooper H. E. Ramsden picked up his brother, Trooper A. E. Ramsden, who had been shot through both legs and was lying about 10 yards from the Boer trenches, and carried him about 600 or 800 yards under a heavy fire (putting him down from time to time for a rest) till they met some men who helped to carry him to a place of safety.

The medal

The medal was sold by auction in South Africa through Stephan Welz and Co. (incorporating Sotheby's) on 25 October 1999 and was purchased by Lord Ashcroft.

References

Horace Edward Ramsden Wikipedia


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