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DOWNEY, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2684 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 June 1915, Nambour, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goulburn, New South Wales, 6 July 1881 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sawyer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Tree Plaque: |
Eumundi Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gympie & Widgee War Memorial Gates, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Nambour Heroes Walk, Nambour Maroochy Shire War Dead Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2684, Nambour, Queensland | |
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| 16 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2684, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2684, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 25 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2684, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2684 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
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