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DOWNING, Charles Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7019 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 February 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 7th Australian Army Service Corps |
| Born: | Bombala, New South Wales, 1 August 1891 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wool sorter |
| Died: | War Service Related, Manly, New South Wales, 30 May 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Manly General Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7019, 1st Divisional Train, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 7019, 1st Divisional Train, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 7019, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 25 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 7019, 7th Australian Army Service Corps |
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Returned to Australia for "change" and discharged on 25 Nov 1917 suffering from Chorea (en.wikipedia.org) (neurological disorder characterized by jerky involuntary movements)
"DOWNING.- The Funeral of the late Driver CHARLES PERCY DOWNING, late of 7th Army Service Corps, will leave our Parlours, 92 Corso, Manly, THIS DAY, FRIDAY, at 3 p.m., for the Manly Cemtery..." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 31 May 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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