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Grave of Richard Ramsdale
Grave of Richard Ramsdale
Photo: Brian Barrow
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Item #: 13910
This is a photo of the grave of the late Richard Ramsdale, Wigan and England rugby forward. He is buried with his sister Susannah.
Richard Ramsdale is my wife's great uncle.
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Comment by: Keith on 8th March 2010 at 19:44

According to the Wigan RLFC 1895 - 1986 records, Richard played for the club between 1905 to 1920 and played 248 games, scoring 29 tries. What a shame he died so young.

Comment by: irene roberts nee griffiths on 9th March 2010 at 10:53

Where is the grave, please?

Comment by: R Howgate on 25th September 2012 at 18:34

I think I am right in saying that Richard Ramsdale and Percy Coldrick played in the famous "Rorke's Drift" test match in Australia when the Britian side hung on to win despite many injued players [ no substitutes then]

Comment by: Brian B on 16th November 2012 at 19:12

You are correct both Dick Ramsdale and Percy Coldrick played in the 1914 Rorkes Drift Test

Comment by: Neil Cain on 4th May 2013 at 13:38

Brian his sister Margaret, buried with parents James and Susannah of Foundry Street second section on left through same cemetery gates,was my great aunt.

Comment by: Jim on 4th February 2017 at 18:19

It appears he was wrongly reported as killed during WW1 by the Wigan Examiner during WW1 from this newspaper entry at Wigan Archives: http://archives.wigan.gov.uk/archive/first-world-war-records/wigan-newspaper-extracts-1914-1918/186801#prettyPhoto

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