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DOWNS, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4421 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 October 1915, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Barcaldine, Queensland, 20 August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Barcaldine, Barcaldine, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Barcaldine State School |
| Occupation: | Locomotive fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barcaldine War Memorial Clock Tower, Emerald War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4421, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4421, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4421, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4421, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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