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Downer, William Claude (3816)

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Place of Birth: Burnley, VIC

Age: 23 years

Enlistment Details: Saturday, 3 July 1915 – Melbourne, VIC

Service Number: 3816 view online service record

Address:
287 Ross Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Next of Kin:
Johana Downer (wife)
287 Ross Street
Port Melbourne, VIC

Embarkation Details:
Date: Tuesday, 8 February 1916
Ship: HMAT Warilda A69
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 22nd Infantry Battalion – 9th Reinforcements

Fate:
RTA: Tuesday, 14 January 1919
Discharged: Sunday, 13 April 1919

Listed on the Port Melbourne Swimming Club Roll of Honour.

1916 ‘ROLL OF HONOR.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 25 November, p. 2. , viewed 10 Oct 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91164781

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