Alan Ramsay

Sir Alan Hollick Ramsay
Major General Alan Ramsay in New Britain, December 1944
Born	(1895-03-12)12 March 1895 Windsor, Victoria
Died	19 September 1973(1973-09-19) (aged 78) Armadale, Victoria
Allegiance	Australia
Service / branch	Australian Army
Years of service	1915–1946
Rank	Major General
Service number	VX 27
Commands	11th Division (1945) 5th Division (1944–45) Royal Artillery, II Corps (1943–44) 9th Divisional Artillery (1940–43) Medium Artillery, I Corps (1940) 2/2nd Field Regiment (1939–40) 4th Divisional Artillery (1939) 2nd Medium Artillery Brigade (1938–39) 10th Field Artillery Brigade (1930–36)
Battles / wars	First World War Sinai and Palestine Campaign Western Front Second World War North African campaign Siege of Tobruk Second Battle of El Alamein Operation Cartwheel New Britain campaign Bougainville Campaign
Awards	Knight Bachelor Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Meritorious Service Medal Efficiency Decoration Mentioned in dispatches (3)
Other work	Teacher, educationist

Major General Sir Alan Hollick Ramsay, CB, CBE, DSO, ED (12 March 1895 – 19 September 1973) was an Australian educator and a senior officer in the Australian Army. Having served as an officer in the First World War, he commanded the 5th and 11th Divisions during the operations in New Britain and Bougainville respectively during the Second World War.