Ramage served with
British Armed Forces during
World War II, and was mentioned in despatches. In 1947, he joined the Foreign Service, and was seconded to the
Commonwealth Relations Office at
Bombay. He was also promoted second secretary that year. In 1950, he was transferred to the
Foreign Office and in the following year promoted to first secretary. He was then posted to
Manila as first secretary and consul and acted as chargé d’affaires there in 1953, 1954 and 1955. After spending two years at the Foreign Office, he served as consul at Atlanta from 1958 to 1962. After returning to the Foreign Office, he was appointed consul-general at
Tangier, where he served from 1963 to 1967. From 1968 to 1971, he was high commissioner in The Gambia and from 1972 to 1975, ambassador to the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen). In 1975, he was appointed consul general at
Boston, Massachusetts, and remained in the post until his retirement in 1977. == Personal life and death ==