He served in the Royal Naval Reserve in World War I.[4]
In 1915 he was serving on HM Trawler Othello II which was off South Foreland when a mine exploded, killing him.[5][6][7]
His body was not recovered for burial, but he was commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.[8][9]
Sources
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 22 April 2023)
Ramster, Arthur (Mother's maiden name: Simpson). GRO Reference: 1894 Jan-Feb-Mar in Sculcoates Volume 09D Page 145.
↑1901 Census:
"1901 England Census"
Class: RG13; Piece: 4507; Folio: 85; Page: 23; ED, institution, or vessel: 49; Household schedule number: 158 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7814 #28841289 (accessed 22 April 2023)
Arthur Ramster (7) son in household of William Ramster (47) in Holy Trinity in Hull registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Hull, Yorkshire, England.
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
William Ramster
Head
M
47
Hull, Yorkshire, England
Mary E Ramster
Wife
F
47
Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Albert E Ramster
Son
M
19
Hull, Yorkshire, England
George H Ramster
Son
M
9
Hull, Yorkshire, England
Arthur Ramster
Son
M
7
Hull, Yorkshire, England
↑1911 Census:
"1911 England Census"
The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 521; ED, institution, or vessel: 12; Piece: 28622 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2352 #29828333 (accessed 22 April 2023)
Arthur Ramster (17) brother, Boiler Shop Drillers Apprentice, in household of Thomas Ramster (33) at 34 Greek St Hull, Sculcoates, Yorkshire-East Riding, England. Born in Hull, Yorkshire, England.
↑Military:
"UK, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll, 1914-1919"
TNA Series: ADM 242/10; Scan Number: 0026 Ancestry uk Record 1963 #32259 (accessed 22 April 2023)
Name: Arthur Ramster; Rank: Trimmer; Birth Date: 20 Dec 1893; Birth Place: Hull, Yorkshire; Branch of Service: Royal Naval Reserve; Cause of Death: Killed or died as a direct result of enemy action; Official Number Port Division: 2246 T.S. (Ch); Death Date: 31 Oct 1915; Ship or Unit: HM Trawler Othello II; Location of Grave: Not recorded; Name and Address of Cemetery: Body Not Recovered For Burial; Relatives Notified and Address: Brother: Thomas, 34 Greek Street, Hull, Yorks.
↑Death:
"UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960"
The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Admiralty: Naval Casualties, Indexes, War Grave Rolls and Statistics Book, First World War.; Class: ADM 242; Piece: Piece 010; Piece Description: Piece 010 (1914 - 1919) Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 60931 #174666 (accessed 22 April 2023)
Arthur Ramster death 31 Oct 1915 (born 20 Dec 1893).
↑Military:
"UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947"
Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2706 #116586 (accessed 22 April 2023)
Name: Arthur Ramster; Gender: Male; Age: 21; Birth Date: abt 1894; Death Date: 3 Oct 1915; Cemetery: Chatham Naval Memorial 1915; Burial Country: England; Regiment: Royal Naval Reserve; Regimental Number: 2246; Ship Name: Trawler Othello II; Region or Memorial: Memorial Register; Father: William Ramster; Mother: Mary Elizabeth Ramster.
↑Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #14378949 (accessed 22 April 2023)
Memorial page for Trimmer Arthur Ramster (unknown-31 Oct 1915), citing Chatham Naval Memorial, Chatham, Medway Unitary Authority, Kent, England (plot: 14); Maintained by: Find a Grave.
↑Memorial:
"Commonwealth War Graves Commission"
Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, United Kingdom. (Plot: 14) Commonwealth War Graves Commission Record (accessed 22 April 2023)
Memorial page for Arthur Ramster. Service number: 2246TS; Rank: Trimmer; Died: 31 October 1915; Age: 21.
Regiment & Unit/Ship: H.M. Trawler "Othello II.", Royal Naval Reserve (United Kingdom); Additional Info: Son of William and Mary Elizabeth Ramster, of Hull.
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