Name
John Ransom (MC)
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
04/09/1919
27
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Captain
Princess Charlotte of Wales’ (Royal Berkshire) Regiment
Attached H.Q., L. of C.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Military Cross
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
XLV. C. 19.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Hitchin Town Memorial, St Mary's Church Roll of Honour (Book), Hitchin
Pre War
Native of Hitchin, He was the eldest son of Francis and Priscilla Maud Ransom of ‘The Chilterns’, Hitchin. A later address was given as Newlands, Hitchin, Herts.
He was educated at Pembroke College and took a ‘Military Special’ there. He began a military career in June 1914.
Wartime Service
John went to France in the August of that year. He was with the Royal Berkshires in the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in March 1915 and was severely wounded on the 12th March 1915 and had to have a leg amputated. Following the amputation he suffered blood poisoning and his recovery was slow and painful. He returned to duty in June 1916 and was made Adjutant of the 2nd Central Army School at St. Omer. His award of the Military Cross is mentioned in the London Gazette 1918-2-6470 and was the result of his action at Neuve Chapelle.
At the time of his death he was attached to General Uniacke's Headquarters Lines of Communication. He had contracted pneumonia and died of this and heart failure in the 24th General Hospital at Etaples.
He was buried in Plot 45, Row C, Grave 19 in the Etaples Military Cemetery in France with full military honours.
Additional Information
A private inscription on the headstone reads "All he gave in sacrifice".
Acknowledgments
Adrian Dunne, David C Baines, Jonty Wild
