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DOWNIE, James Gordon Charles
Personal Details
| 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, Fromelles, 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1097, Depot Battalion , Geelong, Victoria | |
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| 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), Killed In Action | |
| 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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Sergeant Downie is one of only a handfull of soldiers who has an undated, location of burial marked in his file for what would be later known as the German Burial site, Pheasant Wood. The burial site contained 250 bodies of which 205 were later confirmed to be Australian.
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