William DOWNEY

DOWNEY, William

Service Number: 1747
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
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World War 1 Service

27 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1747, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
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

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Biography 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