Admiral Ramsay Museum

21/01/2026

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTneyZMjLY5/?igsh=MWUzNDNoaXVnYWQxdQ==

06/06/2025

today we have been remembering all those who lost their lives on D-Day (4,414 allies), or lost loved ones or pals. We have also been thinking of the anxiety felt by so many, especially the leaders, on whose decisions rested the lives of so many. Watching this video reminds us of the guilt which some of these men must have, asking themselves "why did I deserve to survive?"

21/05/2025

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70nq7n5175o

Will Ramsay says his grandfather helped rescue hundreds of thousands of troops in World War Two.

21/05/2025

74 of the Dunkirk Little Ships are currently crossing the English Channel, 85 years after they last did so.

08/05/2025

a VE Day 80th Anniversary interview

08/05/2025

and a bit more of a VE Day 80th Anniversary interview: https://www.itv.com/watch/news/sir-bertram-ramsay-changed-the-course-of-the-second-world-war/c7xs3x5

Watch the latest from ITV News - Royal Navy hero's grandson reflects on his life and career ahead of the 80th anniversary of VE Day

16/04/2025

The Admiral Ramsay Museum: Commemoration of V E Day on the 80th Anniversary
This year marks the 80th anniversary of V E Day, and we are celebrating with a special event at Bughtrig Garden. Join us for a day filled with history, remembrance, and gratitude as we honor those who served and sacrificed during World War II.
Tickets : Adults £10, Children (16yrs and under) £5

The day will include the following:
Museum visit
Garden visit
Treasure hunt with prizes
Cream Teas 3:15pm-4pm / 4:15pm - 5pm (2 sittings)
Coldstream Pipe Band
Tickets must be bought in advance and can be done by using the Eventbrite link below:
https://tinyurl.com/4kdn2mry
If you have any questions or queries regarding the event or tickets, please contact [email protected]

22/03/2025

Three of us grandchildren of The Admiral, Michael, Charlie and I (and my wife Natasha, who conceived the museum) were last week part of an extraordinarily special event: The Commemoration of Admiral Ramsay on the 80th Anniversary of his death, with 150 attendees, at his grave in St Germain En Laye, west of Paris, where he is buried following the fatal plane crash on 2nd January 1945. It had been conceived by Gilbet Auderier, President of the Societe des Membres de la Legion d'Honneur, and by Bill Beauclerk, Vice Chair of the RNVR Association (Paris).

Admiral Ramsay Museum will be open over Easter Weekend, then from 1st May.

15/01/2025

Many thanks to David Collier for sending us these photos of Admiral Ramsay’s inspection of HMS Mauritius on 30th July 1944. David’s father, Lt. Derek Collier RNVR, was Gunnery Officer on HMS Mautitius, having volunteered for the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserves in 1940 at the age of 19.

HMS Mauritius was deployed within the D force as part of Operation Neptune, operating off Sword Beach. In the days following the beginning of the Battle of Normandy, it supported the advance of the Commonwealth land forces in the Caen area by fire, particularly on July 18th during Operation Goodwood.

In the first photo, Derek Collier is on the very far right of the picture, at the head of the column, showing the single stripe of a sub lieutenant RNVR (‘wavy navy’) holding his leather gloves in his left hand, aged 23 years. We here at the Admiral Ramsay Museum were struck by the drained look of the sailor opposite, and of Admiral Ramsay behind him (walking towards the camera). All of them had endured two months of operational strain, or even five years worth. Admiral Ramsay had his first bit of leave for some months in August: shortly after arriving home on 19th August the mental exhaustion caught up with him: he wrote “I felt extraordinarily bad all of a sudden. I suppose the reaction after weeks of strain and suddenly coming home. My legs ached and I had no spark of energy in my body.” Three days later, he felt better. It proved to be the last time he saw his family.

Thank you again David for sending these photos, which we had never seen before; he also wrote “I send all of this to make such a small gesture in honour of a man that my father very much admired.”

We welcome any other stories or photos from Dunkirk evacuation or the Normandy Landings. Please DM us or email [email protected]