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Lachlan James DOWNEY

Regimental number2323
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationHorse breaker
AddressMorwell, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinSister, Miss Grace Katherine Downey, Fitzroy PO, Victoria
Enlistment date13 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/9/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A53 Itria on 18 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Light Horse Regiment
FateDied of disease 16 October 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Spelt Lauchlan James Downey on NR
Place of burialDamascus British War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 24), Syria.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
4
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Town. Traralgon, VIctoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2324 Driver Thomas John Francis DOWNEY, 4th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 15 June 1919.
Other detailsMedals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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