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DOWNS, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5976 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 February 1916, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wishaw, Scotland, September 1875 |
| Home Town: | Sarina, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk/Steel worker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 7 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Sarina War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5976, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5976, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5976, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 7 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5976, 9th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) |
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