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DOWNIE, James Gordon Charles

Service Number:	1097
Enlisted:	10 July 1915, Geelong, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1886
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Finisher Albion Woollen MIlls
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geelong Albion Woollen Mills Honour Roll, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

10 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1097, Depot Battalion , Geelong, Victoria
13 Aug 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 29th Infantry Battalion
10 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1097, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1097, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
1 Feb 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 29th Infantry Battalion
16 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1097, 29th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Tunisian"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1097, 29th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1097, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1097, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1097 awm_unit: 29th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-20

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