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Downer, George

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~D0Comments
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Place of Birth: unknown

Age: unknown

Enlistment Details: Royal Horse Artillery, England

Service Number: unknown

Next of Kin:
Annie Downer (mother)
283 Ross Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Fate:
unknown

Awards:
MM

Brother of Charles ‘Dhobi’ Downer

George wrote to his mother from the front in September 1914.

1914 ‘LETTERS FROM THE FRONT.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 21 November, p. 3, viewed 9 March, 2015, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91168497

1916 ‘ELECTRIC SPARKS’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 12 August, p. 3. , viewed 28 Jul 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91167396

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