Captain David J Ramsay OAM RAN

SUBJ: PASSING OF CAPT DAVID JOHN RAMSAY, OAM, RANR

1. NAW IS SADDENED TO HEAR OF THE PASSING OF CAPT DAVID JOHN RAMSAY ON 4 SEP 12.

2. CAPT RAMSAY JOINED THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL COLLEGE IN JAN 63. HE WAS IN THE LAST GROUP OF AUSTRALIANS TO UNDERGO TRAINING AT THE ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, DARTMOUTH IN ENGLAND BEFORE RETURNING TO COMPLETE HIS BRIDGE WATCHKEEPING TRAINING IN HMAS BRISBANE DURING HER 1971 TOUR OF DUN AS THE LAST RAN SHIP TO OPERATE WlTH THE US SEVENTH FLEET IN VIETNAM.

3. CAPT RAMSAY THEN UNDERWENT FLYING TRAINING WlTH THE AIR FORCE THROUGHOUT 1972 COMPLETING CONVERSION ON TO THE SKYHAWK AIRCRAFT IN DEC 73. IN EARLY 1977 CAPT RAMSAY WAS THE RAN CONTINGENT OFFICER IN THE ROYAL YACHT BRITANNIA DURING THAT YEAR’S ROYAL TOUR.4. IN DEC 79 CAPTAIN RAMSAY WAS POSTED TO EXCHANGE DUTY WlTH THE ROYAL NAVY, FLYING SEA HARRIERS THAT INCLUDED TRAINING AND TRIALS DURING AND AFTER THE FALKLANDS CONFLICT.

5. CAPT RAMSAY RETURNED TO AUSTRALIA IN 1983 AND COMPLETED A NUMBER OF STAFF AND SEA GOING POSTINGS.THESE INCLUDED COMMANDS OF BOTH HMAS CRESWELL AND SUCCESS.

6. AFTER LEAVING HMAS SUCCESS IN 1993CAPT RAMSAY UNDERTOOK POST GRADUATE STUDY BEFORE COMPLETING TWO CONSECUTIVE POSTINGS AS THE THE NAVAL ATTACHE IN DJARTA .

7. IN 1997, CAPT RAMSAY WAS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE TO NAVAL AVIATION LEADING T.O THE FORMATION OF COMMANDER AUSTRALIAN NAVAL AVIATION. ~

8. HE TRANSFERRED TO THE NAVAL RESERVE IN 2001 BEFORE JOINING THE DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT WHERE HE HAD A NUMBER OF ROLES IN JAKARTA. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ENHANCING THE STRONGBILATERAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT AND THEIR INDONESIAN COUNTERPARTS. AS A TESTAMENT TO HIS COMMITMENT AND SKILLS, CAPT RAMSAY WAS PRESENTED WlTH THE SECRETARY’S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN 2011.

9. THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR CAPT RAMSAY WlLL TAKE PLACE AT 1030 12 SEP 12 AT ST FRANCIS OF ASSlSl CHURCH, 463 OXFORD STREET SYDNEY NSW.

10. A WAKE WlLL FOLLOW AT THE WARDROOM, HMAS WATSON COMMENCING AT 1300. THOSE ATENDING THE WAKE ARE ADVISED THAT PARKING IS VERY LIMITED .AT. .H .M.A S- WATSON.

11. ON BEHALF OF THOSE CURRENTLY SERVING AND THE BROADER NAW FAMILY SINCERE CONDOLENCES ARE EXTENDED TO CAPT RAMSAY’S FAMILY AT THIS DIFFICULT TIME.

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