DOWNIE, Thomas William
| Service Numbers: | 1054, 2631 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 January 1915, Townsville, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Roma, Queensland, 23 May 1884 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Stewart's Creek State School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 3 February 1959, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: |
South Brisbane Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | City of Townsville WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1054, Townsville, Queensland | |
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| 12 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1054, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karoola, Brisbane | |
| 12 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1054, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 20 Jun 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2631, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2631, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 5 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2631, 4th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, GSW (leg) | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2631, 4th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", 2nd occasion - GSW (buttock) | |
| 10 Oct 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2631, 4th Infantry Battalion |
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Thomas William Downie was a 30-year-old clerk when he enlisted on 18 January 1915. Thomas was the only child of Duncan Fraser Downie, the Superintendent of Stewart's Creek Prison in Townsville Qld. Thomas' twin brother James Robert died (aged 20 months) on 19 Jan 1886, and his mother Ellen Downie (nee Davey) died nine days later.
Thomas arrived at Stewart's Creek with his father (the newly appointed superintendent) in 1894 aged 10, and lived there with his father and two aunts at the prison until the time of enlistment.
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