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Edward DOWN

Regimental number661
Place of birthNorth Scottsdale, Tasmania
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLine repairer
AddressScottsdale, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary May Down, Scottsdale, Tasmania
Enlistment date18 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Launceston Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death17 August 1974

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