In 1915, the strong Weston club lost five of its players to West Wallsend through its indecision whether to carry on or disband until the war was over. Adam Ramage was one of them. In September 1915, he represented West Wallsend in the Gardiner Cup Final, losing the NSW Championship match to Balmain.
On 7 June 1918, Sydney sports newspaper Arrow reported,
News has come to Weston that Adam Ramage has been killed in France. He was the full-back who partnered J. Gilmore when Weston had that great senior team in 1914. Of a jovial disposition, he was one of the best sports who ever donned a jersey, and Soccerites are grieved that such a stalwart of the code has gone West. Both Ramage and Gilmore, who was severely gassed in France, represented the Northern district in 1915.
Lance Corporal Ramage was wounded in the neck and chest on 26 September 1917. He was fit to rejoin his unit in France two weeks later. In early 1918, a case of gonorrhea saw him stay in hospital twice for a total of nine weeks. On 3 May 1918, he rejoined his unit in the field in France.
Three weeks later Adam Ramage was killed in action at Villers-Bretonneux. He was 23 years of age.