Frank Henry DOWNES

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Service Number:	44
Enlisted:	18 August 1914, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4 December 1894
Home Town:	Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sawmilling
Died:	28 August 1939, aged 44 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 44, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 44, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
6 Jan 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1

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Blinded at Gallipoli, (44) Private Frank Henry Downes of the 9th Battalion, is the first soldier to be returned to Australia (August 1915).