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DOWN, Cecil Vernon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 805 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 September 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA Rank later down graded to Private |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Katanning, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Skinnes School, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England; Stock Exchange, London, England |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 53, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle National Bank of Western Australasia Ltd. Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 805, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA Rank later down graded to Private | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 805, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 805, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 2 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 805, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 805 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 19 Years
Son of Leonard William and Lizzie Down of 165 Stephens Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Grandson of S. Down of Canal Whark, Maidstone, Kent, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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