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About Harry Sherwood Ranken, RAMC VC
Captain RANKEN, HARRY SHERWOOD
- Died 25/09/1914
- Aged 31
- Royal Army Medical Corps
- V C, Mentioned in Despatches
Chevalier of the Legion of Honour (France), for gallant conduct during the operations from 21st to 30th August 1914. Son of the Rev. Henry Ranken and Helen Morton Ranken, of The Manse, Irvine, Ayrshire. Native of Glasgow.
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An extract from "The London Gazette," No. 28976, dated 13th Nov., 1914, records the following
"For tending wounded in the trenches under rifle and shrapnel fire at Hautevesnes on 19th September and on 20th September continuing to attend to wounded after his thigh and leg had been shattered. (He has since died of wounds.)"
- Buried at BRAINE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
- Location: Aisne, France
- Cemetery/memorial reference: A. 43. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/578793/ranken,-harry-sh...
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Harry Sherwood Ranken, RAMC VC's Timeline
| 1883 |
September 3, 1883
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Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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| 1914 |
September 25, 1914
Age 31
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Braine, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France
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Braine Communal Cemetery
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