Alexander Ramsay (Royal Navy officer)


Sir Alexander Ramsay

Ramsay in 1918
Born(1881-05-29)29 May 1881
London, England
Died8 October 1972(1972-10-08) (aged 91)
Windlesham, Surrey, England
Buried
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Navy
Years of service1894–1942
RankAdmiral
CommandsEast Indies Station
HMS Furious
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Spouse(s)
(m. 1919)
RelationsAlexander Ramsay of Mar (son)
John Ramsay, 13th Earl of Dalhousie (father)
Lady Ida Louise Bennet (mother)

Admiral Sir Alexander Robert Maule Ramsay (29 May 1881 – 8 October 1972) was a Royal Navy officer. He was the husband of Princess Patricia of Connaught, the youngest child of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, 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.