Harold Oscar (Oscar) DOWNING

Harold Oscar (Oscar) DOWNING Update Details

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Service Number:	2677
Enlisted:	14 August 1916, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bombala, New South Wales, 7 December 1894
Home Town:	Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Electrician
Died:	Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, 9 May 1967, aged 72 years
Cemetery:	Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Bush Land Section: Wall 17, Section 2
Memorials:

14 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2677, 38th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, New South Wales
9 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2677, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2677, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney
1 Feb 1917:	Wounded GSW (both legs)
10 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2677, 38th Infantry Battalion

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Son of Frederick Harry DOWNING and Georgina Margaret nee MAYNIRE, 'St. Aubins', Ocean Beach, Manly, New South Wales

Harold married Dorothy and had 2 sons (Harold & Keneth)