DOWNEY, Norman Vaughan Joseph
| Service Number: | 21471 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 February 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 9th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Waverley, Sydney, NSW, 1 February 1892 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers College Gympie |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Concord, Sydney, NSW, 3 January 1973, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 21471, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 11 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 21471, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 21471, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
NORMAN VAUGHAN JOSEPH DOWNEY was born on 1st February, 1892, a t Waverley, near Sydney, the son of the late Mr. L. G. Downey and Mrs. H. A. Downey. He was educated at the Christian Brothers College, Gympie, Queensland.
Joining the Bank’s service at Gympie on 21st January, 1909, he was transferred to Goondiwindi in August, 1911, and to Bundaberg in July, 1912, and was promoted to teller in March, 1915.
Norman Downey enlisted on 29th January, 1916, and was allotted to the 41st Battery, 11th Brigade of the Australian Field Artillery. He was promoted to sergeant on 26th July, 1919.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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