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• Name
• Initials
• Vorname
• Place of birth Victoria Park
• Land West Australia, Australia
• Last residence East Perth, West Australia, Australia
• Family Father, William John Carlin Downey
• Profession Clerk

Military service

• Place & date of enlistment 21 December 1915, Perth, West Australia, Australia
• Service number 29453
• Rank Serjeant
• Medals 1914-1915 Star Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
• Regiment and unit 7th Brigade Australian Field Artillery
• Other data related to military career Embarked 3 October 1916, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  Proceeded overseas to France 30 December 1916

Death

• Wounded 15 September
• Type of wounds Died of shrapnel wounds and compound fracture upper jaw; N°17 CCS
• Died at the age of 20
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XIX - B - 20A

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