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DOWNIE, William Goodrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2256 |
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| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Auburn, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Toorak, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Motor Man |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Armadale Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
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World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2256, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2256, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
| 27 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 8th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 27 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
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