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DOWNE, Cyril Lester Gordon

Service Number:	13
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
Born:	Rodney, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Rochester, Campaspe, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Flying Accident, Egypt, 3 March 1919, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row Q, Grave No. 278
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

21 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 13, 1st Light Horse Brigade HQ, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 13, 1st Light Horse Brigade HQ, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne
28 Jun 1917:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches
5 Feb 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps

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