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DOWN, Victor Reginald Howe
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 11376 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 January 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 11th to 15th Depot Unit of Supply |
| Born: | Bowen Hills, Queensland, Australia, 23 October 1892 |
| Home Town: | Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 4 October 1967, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: |
Albany Creek Memorial Park-Cemetery & Crematorium, Queensland Ashes scattered in bushland |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 11376, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 15 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 11th to 15th Depot Unit of Supply | |
| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 11376, 11th to 15th Depot Unit of Supply, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Corporal, 11376, 11th to 15th Depot Unit of Supply, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 3 Dec 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 11th to 15th Depot Unit of Supply | |
| 19 May 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 11376, 11th to 15th Depot Unit of Supply |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'Social and Personal.
Ald. and Mrs. George Down, Bowen Hills, have received a private telegram from Brigadier-General Forsyth, C.M.G., military headquarters, Melbourne, conveying the news that their son, Sergeant V. R. H. Down, who has been away on active service, just on four years, sailed from England by the Osterley on the 24th January, and is expected to arrive in Melbourne about the end of February.' from The Week 20 Feb 1920. (nla.gov.au)
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