Rodney Beresford Ramage MM (SN 3887) born in Ballarat, was a 24 year old boot salesman when he enlisted in Ballarat on August 25th 1915. He embarked aboard the Ceramic on November 23rd and sailed to Egypt to join the 46th Infantry Battalion. In June 1916 he was moved to France where his gallantry at Bullecourt earned for him a Military Medal, his citation, ‘On the night of 9th April 1917 he took a party right up to the enemy trench and at great personal risk brought back accurate information as to the condition of the wire and the all-important fact that the enemy were holding the trenches East of BULLECOURT in strength. During the attack on 11th instant, he again went up under heavy machine gun fire and brought back accurate information as to how much of the enemy's trench was being held by the 46th Battalion. He was subsequently wounded.' His wound, a shrapnel wound to his buttock, required his evacuation to hospital in England where it was decided he should be returned to Australia. He returned aboard the Karoola on August 27th 1917 and was discharged on February 20th 1918. He served again in WW2 (SN V365143).

His brother Henry was killed in action in September 1917 and brother Wallace also served in the AIF and they are honoured with trees in the Avenue. His uncle Joseph also served and is honoured with a tree.