John Larnach DOWNER

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Service Number:	1669
Enlisted:	5 January 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Coromandel Valley, South Australia, 2 May 1898
Home Town:	Blackwood, Mitcham, South Australia
Schooling:	Adelaide High School, South Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 16 August 1916, aged 18 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide Elder Smith & Co Limited WW1 Honour Board, Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blackwood War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

5 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1669, 50th Infantry Battalion
11 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 1669, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 1669, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1669, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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