William Ramsden | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:The_British_Army_in_North_Africa_1942_E15295.jpg) The British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, shaking hands with Ramsden, General Officer Commanding (GOC) XXX Corps, El Alamein area, 7 August 1942. | |
| Born | 3 October 1888 Chester, Cheshire, England |
| Died | 16 December 1969 (aged 81) Aldershot, Hampshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1910–1945 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | 12629 |
| Unit | West India Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment Hampshire Regiment |
| Commands | British Troops in Sudan and Eritrea 3rd Infantry Division XXX Corps 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division 25th Infantry Brigade West Lancashire Area 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment |
| Battles / wars | First World War Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in dispatches |
Major General William Havelock Chaplin Ramsden, CB, CBE, DSO, MC (3 October 1888 – 16 December 1969) was a senior British Army officer, who is most notable for commanding the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division during the Second World War.