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William Karlin DOWNEY

Regimental number29458
Place of birthVictoria Park, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressEast Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, W J C Downey, 'Athlare', Murray Street, Caulfield, Victoria
Previous military service37th Battery Australian Field Artillery
Enlistment date21 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit nameHowitzer Brigade 118
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/136/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 3 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Army Brigade
FateDied of wounds 17 September 1917
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
12
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
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Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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