I regret to advise that David Ramsay died suddenly on the evening of 4 September while attending the current Ministerial talks in Jakarta as an advisor – he was working with the AusAID program.
He is survived by his wife and two sons.
Captain DJ Ramsay RAN (Rtd), son of the late Commodore Sir James, served as a junior officer in HMAS BRISBANE 1970-1971, including the second gunline deployment, before joining the Fleet Air Arm where he was an A4 pilot. Later he was commissioning XO of HMAS SUCCESS and subsequently CO. In the latter part of his career, he served as Naval Attaché in Jakarta, and hence following his retirement from the Service he continued working with Indonesia.
As one of his yearmates, I mourn his loss – a fine man who has left us at too young an age (64).
Information supplied by Graham MacKinnell
