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DOWNIE, Ernest Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | V64830 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Pascoe Vale, Victoria, Australia, 1 October 1916 |
| Home Town: | Pascoe Vale , Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Metal Worker (Labourer) / Moulder |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 10 September 1943, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Plot Number ~ Plot S. Row B. Grave 10. Personal Inscription ~ "FOR EVER WE WILL REMEMBER" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Whittlesea WW2 Memorial Wall |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 13 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V64830 | |
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| 13 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, V64830, 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 10 Sep 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, V64830, 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
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