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'''David Wardlaw-Ramsay''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{LCommRN}} '''David Wardlaw-Ramsay''' (11 June, 1890 – 11 March, 1924) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Wardlaw-Ramsay entered the Navy as it was transitioning to the new training scheme for cadets and was sent directly to the [[Royal Naval College, Dartmouth]] as part of the September 1905 intake term.
  
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Wardlaw-Ramsay had some Chinese language skills and was to take a preliminary test if the opportunity arose for such in 1912.<ref>Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/320.|D7605405}} f. 694.</ref>
  
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Wardlaw-Ramsay was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1912.<ref>Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/320.|D7605405}} f. 694.</ref>
  
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Shortly after being passed over for a navigation course, Wardlaw-Ramsay was appointed to the {{UK-Hercules|f=t}} on 2 September, 1913 and fought in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]].  Though he'd applied for command of a destroyer, Wardlaw-Ramsay left ''Hercules'' upon being appointed in command of the {{UK-Daphne|f=t}} on 20 May, 1917.  He served as her captain through the end of the war, being lent to ''Victory'' for a minesweeping course on 4 February, 1918.<ref>Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/320.|D7605405}} f. 694.</ref>
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Wardlaw-Ramsay was appointed in command of the {{UK-Scarab|f=t}} on 18 February, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 861}}
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Wardlaw-Ramsay was appointed in command of the {{UK-Scarab|f=t}} on 18 February, 1919. She would conduct operations on the Yangtze under his command, perhaps offering him a chance to put his Chinese skills to use.  On 31 October, 1919, he left the ship to go to the International Hospital in Hankow.  He would repeat this on 16 January, 1920 in Shanghai.<ref>[http://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-11-HMS_Scarab.htm Ship's Log].</ref>
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Wardlaw-Ramsay was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1920.<ref>Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/320.|D7605405}} f. 694.</ref>
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In December 1921, he was admitted to Plymouth Hospital for gastrointestinal problems.  He was appointed to the {{UK-Magnolia|f=t}} on 18 October, 1922, to take command upon joining her.  Though he had never had anything negative written in his service record, his postwar career suddenly nosedived.  On 21 January, 1923, the Commander-in-Chief, China sent a telegram to the Admiralty reporting that Wardlaw-Ramsay had been hospitalised for excessive drinking and that he regarded it as "quite impossible that he should remain in command of {{UK-Magnolia}}", though he was doubtful that a conviction at a Court Martial could be speedily obtained. Accordingly, on the 27th, Wardlaw-Ramsay was appointed to the {{UK-Durban|f=t}}, additional, vice James.  He remained there until an agreement was reached that he should retire with a gratuity.  He was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon his relief on 1 December, 1923.<ref>Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/320.|D7605405}} f. 694.</ref>
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Wardlaw-Ramsay died just three months later, in Paris on 11 March, 1924, reported in ''The Times'' on the 17th.<ref>Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/320.|D7605405}} f. 694.</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:43, 7 April 2022

Lieutenant-Commander David Wardlaw-Ramsay (11 June, 1890 – 11 March, 1924) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Wardlaw-Ramsay entered the Navy as it was transitioning to the new training scheme for cadets and was sent directly to the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth as part of the September 1905 intake term.

Wardlaw-Ramsay had some Chinese language skills and was to take a preliminary test if the opportunity arose for such in 1912.[1]

Wardlaw-Ramsay was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1912.[2]

Great War

Shortly after being passed over for a navigation course, Wardlaw-Ramsay was appointed to the battleship Hercules on 2 September, 1913 and fought in her at the Battle of Jutland. Though he'd applied for command of a destroyer, Wardlaw-Ramsay left Hercules upon being appointed in command of the sweeping sloop Daphne on 20 May, 1917. He served as her captain through the end of the war, being lent to Victory for a minesweeping course on 4 February, 1918.[3]

Post-War

Wardlaw-Ramsay was appointed in command of the gunboat Scarab on 18 February, 1919. She would conduct operations on the Yangtze under his command, perhaps offering him a chance to put his Chinese skills to use. On 31 October, 1919, he left the ship to go to the International Hospital in Hankow. He would repeat this on 16 January, 1920 in Shanghai.[4]

Wardlaw-Ramsay was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1920.[5]

In December 1921, he was admitted to Plymouth Hospital for gastrointestinal problems. He was appointed to the sweeping sloop Magnolia on 18 October, 1922, to take command upon joining her. Though he had never had anything negative written in his service record, his postwar career suddenly nosedived. On 21 January, 1923, the Commander-in-Chief, China sent a telegram to the Admiralty reporting that Wardlaw-Ramsay had been hospitalised for excessive drinking and that he regarded it as "quite impossible that he should remain in command of Magnolia", though he was doubtful that a conviction at a Court Martial could be speedily obtained. Accordingly, on the 27th, Wardlaw-Ramsay was appointed to the light cruiser Durban, additional, vice James. He remained there until an agreement was reached that he should retire with a gratuity. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon his relief on 1 December, 1923.[6]

Wardlaw-Ramsay died just three months later, in Paris on 11 March, 1924, reported in The Times on the 17th.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Roland A. Clark 		Captain of H.M.S. Daphne
20 May, 1917[8][9] – 18 Feb, 1919[10] 		Succeeded by
Robert R. Hallowell-Carew
Preceded by
R. C. Primrose 		Captain of H.M.S. Scarab
18 Feb, 1919[11][12] – 11 Apr, 1921[13] 		Succeeded by
Alexander G. B. Wilson
Preceded by
Maitland W. S. Boucher 		Captain of H.M.S. Leamington
15 Dec, 1921[14] – 18 Oct, 1922[15] 		Succeeded by
Russell Lister-Kaye
Preceded by
Basil R. Brooke 		Captain of H.M.S. Magnolia
18 Oct, 1922[16][17] – 27 Jan, 1923[18] 		Succeeded by
Victor E. Ward

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/320. f. 694.
  2. ↑ Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/320. f. 694.
  3. ↑ Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/320. f. 694.
  4. ↑ Ship's Log.
  5. ↑ Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/320. f. 694.
  6. ↑ Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/320. f. 694.
  7. ↑ Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/320. f. 694.
  8. ↑ Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/320. f. 694.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 774.
  10. ↑ Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/320. f. 694.
  11. ↑ Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/320. f. 694.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 861.
  13. ↑ Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/320. f. 694.
  14. ↑ Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/320. f. 694.
  15. ↑ Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/320. f. 694.
  16. ↑ Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/320. f. 694.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 780.
  18. ↑ Wardlaw-Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/320. f. 694.

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