Edward Coleman DOWNES

DOWNES, Edward Coleman

Service Number: 6479
Enlisted: 17 July 1916, Liverpool
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, 30 March 1895
Home Town: Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales
Schooling: Pyramul Upper Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Plumber
Died: Died of wounds, 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Grevillers, France, 9 May 1917, aged 22 years
Cemetery: Grevillers British Cemetery
IV. D. 7., Grevillers British Cemetery, Grevillers, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mudgee District Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Pyramul Upper Public School Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

17 Jul 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6479, 4th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool
30 Sep 1916: Involvement Private, 6479, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1916: Embarked Private, 6479, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney
5 May 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6479, 4th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), Shrapnel wounds left knee.

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