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DOWNING, Edwin Erik
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1331 |
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Enlisted: | 7 December 1914, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Brigade Train |
Born: | Bombala, New South Wales, 15 July 1893 |
Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Natural causes, St Leonards, New South Wales, 13 November 1964, aged 71 years |
Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Location: Bush Land Section: Wall 17, Section 4 |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
7 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1331, Marrickville, New South Wales | |
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21 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1331, 4th Infantry Brigade Train, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
21 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 1331, 4th Infantry Brigade Train, HMAT Port Macquarie, Sydney | |
30 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1331, 4th Infantry Brigade Train |
Personal Stories
3 Brothers at the war
Edwin was one of 3 brother that went to WW1. They were Charles Percy Downing and Harold Oscar Downing. All three brothers returned to Australia
Submitted 11 February 2016 by Annette Downing
Biography
Born at Bombala, NSW
Fathers name: Frederick Henry Downing
Mothers name: Georgina Margaret Downing
Address: St Aubins, North Steyne, Manly, NSW