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03-August-2015
03-August-2015
Photographs supplied by Grahame Cooke

The plaque commemorates Private Joseph Steven Ramsay who was killed in action during the Vietnam War.

Private Ramsay was the carpenter son of a migrant family from Scotland living in Brisbane, Queensland, when called up on April 17, 1967.  He was killed in an enemy contact on January 31, 1969 in the final stages of Operation Goodwood in Bien Hoa province.  A total of six Australian troops were killed and 13 wounded in this operation.

 

Location

Address:Lock Street, Stanthorpe Soldiers Memorial, Stanthorpe, 4380
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -28.656182
Long: 151.940642
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Military
Actual Event Start Date:31-January-1969
Actual Event End Date:31-January-1969
Link:http://www.qldwarmemorials.com.au/P…

Dedication

Front Inscription

SOUTH VIETNAM

1962 - 1973

J. S. RAMSAY

Source: MA,SKP,QWMR
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