Ramsden, Benjamin
Title
Ramsden, Benjamin
B Ramsden
Description
Five items. This collection concerns Pilot Officer Benjamin Ramsden (55792 Royal Air Force) and contains his decorations and photographs. Although a pilot, he flew operations as a bomb aimer with 100 Squadron and was killed on 13 August 1944.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Anne Merritt and catalogued by Andy Fitter.
Additional information on Benjamin Ramsden is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Anne Merritt and catalogued by Andy Fitter.
Additional information on Benjamin Ramsden is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
Date
2016-08-08
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
Identifier
Ramsden, B
Collection Items
Benjamin Ramsden
Head and shoulders photograph of Benjamin Ramsden in uniform with pilot's brevet. It is taken outdoors with trees in the background
50 airmen
A formal photograph of 50 airmen in uniform, taken outside, against the side of a building. The men are in four rows and Benjamin Ramsden is in the front row, fourth from the left. Most of the men have a white training flash on their field service…
49 airmen
A group portrait of 49 airmen in uniform, taken outdoors, against the side of a hangar. The men are arranged in four rows and Benjamin Ramsden is seated in the second row, fifth from the right. Ten of the men have a white arm band on their left…
Benjamin Ramsden's decorations
Obverse view of war medals. From left to right: The 1939-1945 Star, The France and Germany Star, The 1939 - 1945 War Medal, The 1939 - 1945 Defence Medal.
The reverse view of the same four medals.
The box in which the medals were posted to…
The reverse view of the same four medals.
The box in which the medals were posted to…
Commemorative scroll
Scroll commemorating Benjamin Ramsden. It carries the Royal Coat of Arms of George VI and text honouring Ramsden's service.
Collection Tree
- Ramsden, Benjamin