Alexander Ramsay (Royal Navy officer)
| Sir Alexander Ramsay | |
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Ramsay in 1918
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| Born | 29 May 1881 |
| Died | 8 October 1972 (aged 91) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Years of service | 1894–1942 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Furious East Indies Station |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
| Spouse(s) | Princess Patricia of Connaught (m. 1919; his death 1972) |
Admiral Sir Alexander Robert Maule Ramsay, GCVO, KCB, DSO (29 May 1881 – 8 October 1972) was a British Royal Navy officer. He was the husband of Princess Patricia of Connaught, the youngest child of The Duke of Connaught, third son of Queen Victoria. He served with distinction during the First World War. During the 1920s and 1930s, he held several important Naval Aviation commands.
Born in London as the third son of John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie, and his wife, Lady Ida Louisa Bennet, he entered the Royal Navy as a cadet on HMS Britannia in 1894. He first went to sea on the HMS Majestic, the flagship of Admiral Sir Walter Kerr in the Channel Squadron, and was confirmed as a sub-lieutenant on 29 May 1900. In early December 1901 he was posted to the cruiser HMS Diadem, but the order was cancelled as he was instead ordered to the cruiser HMS Grafton as she left to become flagship of the Pacific Station in January 1902. He was promoted to lieutenant on 29 May 1902. In October 1911, he became a naval aide-de-camp to the Duke of Connaught, then Governor General of Canada. He returned to active naval duty in 1913 as the gunnery officer of the battlecruiser Indefatigable in the Mediterranean.
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