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DOWNEY, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1747 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kiama, New South Wales, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Kiama, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Kiama Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 22 , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1747, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 17 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1747, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1747, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas and Mary Downey of Kiama, NSW
Next of kin given as his sister Rose Armstrong nee Downey of 100 Constitution Road, Dulwich Hill, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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