Sir Alan Hollick Ramsay | |
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![]() Major General Alan Ramsay in New Britain, December 1944 | |
Born | Windsor, Victoria | 12 March 1895
Died | 19 September 1973 Armadale, Victoria | (aged 78)
Allegiance | Australia |
Service/ | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1915–1946 |
Rank | Major General |
Service number | VX 27 |
Commands | 11th Division (1945) 5th Division (1944–45) Royal Artillery, II Corps (1943–44) 9th Divisional Artillery (1940–43) Medium Artillery, I Corps (1940) 2/2nd Field Regiment (1939–40) 4th Divisional Artillery (1939) 2nd Medium Artillery Brigade (1938–39) 10th Field Artillery Brigade (1930–36) |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight Bachelor Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Meritorious Service Medal Efficiency Decoration Mentioned in dispatches (3) |
Other work | Teacher, educationist |
Major General Sir Alan Hollick Ramsay, CB, CBE, DSO, ED (12 March 1895 – 19 September 1973) was an Australian educator and a senior officer in the Australian Army. Having served as an officer in the First World War, he commanded the 5th and 11th Divisions during the operations in New Britain and Bougainville respectively during the Second World War.
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