Service No: 680831 Age: 20 Died of wounds.
Death Place: 75 CC Stn Syria; E.E.F. Egyptian Expeditionary Forces, Egyptian Theatre. Egyptian Expeditionary Force (E. E. F.) British Army formation that conducted campaigns, Sinai, Palestine and Syria during 1916-1918. Copy & paste:
https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/egyptian_expeditionary_force
Regiment/Service: London Regiment, 'B' Coy. 2nd/22nd Bn.
Royal Field Artillery, London Brigade
Son of Francis Edward and Charlotte Emma Downing, of 20, Layard Rd., Bermondsey, London. Mother is sole legatee.
Bernard's parents marriage information: Dec 23 1894 Francis Edward Downing, 22, a Bachelor, Leather Dresser of 71 Luky Road, son of Francis Mortimer Downing a Leather Dresser, and Charlotte Emma Leach, 18, a Spinster, of 22 Jamaica? Rd., daughter of Thomas Leach a Laborer and his wife, Emma Scudder. Solemnized at St Mary Magdalen, Parish of Bermondsey, London, England.
1901 UN Census Bermondsey, London, England
DOWNING, Francis E HEAD 29 b [1877] Walworth, England
--Charlotte E wife 24 b [1877] Bermondsey
--Frances S son 5 b [1895] dit
--Bernard E son 3 b [1897] dit
--George R son 1 b [1900] dit
Piece 399, Folio 84, Page No 31
1939 UK Register Bermondsey, London, England
DOWNING, Francis E b 25/2/1872 (d. 7 Nov 1947) Retired Leather finisher?
--Charlotte E b 18/11/1876 (d. 31/12/1955)
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Bernard's parents are most likely buried in Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 638915 (no memorial online as of 6/30/2023)
Bockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, Lewisham, London, England
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/638915/brockley-and-ladywell-cemeteries
Francis Edward Downing, Burial or Cremation Date 12 Nov 1947 at Lewisham, London, England
Charlotte Emma, Burial date 07 January 1956 Lewisham, London, England
Bernard's grandfather. Downing, Francis Mortimer, was buried date 12 May 1906 Southwark (no Find A Grave memorial as of 6/30/2023)
Death Place: 75 CC Stn Syria; E.E.F. Egyptian Expeditionary Forces, Egyptian Theatre. Egyptian Expeditionary Force (E. E. F.) British Army formation that conducted campaigns, Sinai, Palestine and Syria during 1916-1918. Copy & paste:
https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/egyptian_expeditionary_force
Regiment/Service: London Regiment, 'B' Coy. 2nd/22nd Bn.
Royal Field Artillery, London Brigade
Son of Francis Edward and Charlotte Emma Downing, of 20, Layard Rd., Bermondsey, London. Mother is sole legatee.
Bernard's parents marriage information: Dec 23 1894 Francis Edward Downing, 22, a Bachelor, Leather Dresser of 71 Luky Road, son of Francis Mortimer Downing a Leather Dresser, and Charlotte Emma Leach, 18, a Spinster, of 22 Jamaica? Rd., daughter of Thomas Leach a Laborer and his wife, Emma Scudder. Solemnized at St Mary Magdalen, Parish of Bermondsey, London, England.
1901 UN Census Bermondsey, London, England
DOWNING, Francis E HEAD 29 b [1877] Walworth, England
--Charlotte E wife 24 b [1877] Bermondsey
--Frances S son 5 b [1895] dit
--Bernard E son 3 b [1897] dit
--George R son 1 b [1900] dit
Piece 399, Folio 84, Page No 31
1939 UK Register Bermondsey, London, England
DOWNING, Francis E b 25/2/1872 (d. 7 Nov 1947) Retired Leather finisher?
--Charlotte E b 18/11/1876 (d. 31/12/1955)
-- -- --
Bernard's parents are most likely buried in Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 638915 (no memorial online as of 6/30/2023)
Bockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, Lewisham, London, England
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/638915/brockley-and-ladywell-cemeteries
Francis Edward Downing, Burial or Cremation Date 12 Nov 1947 at Lewisham, London, England
Charlotte Emma, Burial date 07 January 1956 Lewisham, London, England
Bernard's grandfather. Downing, Francis Mortimer, was buried date 12 May 1906 Southwark (no Find A Grave memorial as of 6/30/2023)
Service No: 680831 Age: 20 Died of wounds.
Death Place: 75 CC Stn Syria; E.E.F. Egyptian Expeditionary Forces, Egyptian Theatre. Egyptian Expeditionary Force (E. E. F.) British Army formation that conducted campaigns, Sinai, Palestine and Syria during 1916-1918. Copy & paste:
https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/egyptian_expeditionary_force
Regiment/Service: London Regiment, 'B' Coy. 2nd/22nd Bn.
Royal Field Artillery, London Brigade
Son of Francis Edward and Charlotte Emma Downing, of 20, Layard Rd., Bermondsey, London. Mother is sole legatee.
Bernard's parents marriage information: Dec 23 1894 Francis Edward Downing, 22, a Bachelor, Leather Dresser of 71 Luky Road, son of Francis Mortimer Downing a Leather Dresser, and Charlotte Emma Leach, 18, a Spinster, of 22 Jamaica? Rd., daughter of Thomas Leach a Laborer and his wife, Emma Scudder. Solemnized at St Mary Magdalen, Parish of Bermondsey, London, England.
1901 UN Census Bermondsey, London, England
DOWNING, Francis E HEAD 29 b [1877] Walworth, England
--Charlotte E wife 24 b [1877] Bermondsey
--Frances S son 5 b [1895] dit
--Bernard E son 3 b [1897] dit
--George R son 1 b [1900] dit
Piece 399, Folio 84, Page No 31
1939 UK Register Bermondsey, London, England
DOWNING, Francis E b 25/2/1872 (d. 7 Nov 1947) Retired Leather finisher?
--Charlotte E b 18/11/1876 (d. 31/12/1955)
-- -- --
Bernard's parents are most likely buried in Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 638915 (no memorial online as of 6/30/2023)
Bockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, Lewisham, London, England
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/638915/brockley-and-ladywell-cemeteries
Francis Edward Downing, Burial or Cremation Date 12 Nov 1947 at Lewisham, London, England
Charlotte Emma, Burial date 07 January 1956 Lewisham, London, England
Bernard's grandfather. Downing, Francis Mortimer, was buried date 12 May 1906 Southwark (no Find A Grave memorial as of 6/30/2023)
Death Place: 75 CC Stn Syria; E.E.F. Egyptian Expeditionary Forces, Egyptian Theatre. Egyptian Expeditionary Force (E. E. F.) British Army formation that conducted campaigns, Sinai, Palestine and Syria during 1916-1918. Copy & paste:
https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/egyptian_expeditionary_force
Regiment/Service: London Regiment, 'B' Coy. 2nd/22nd Bn.
Royal Field Artillery, London Brigade
Son of Francis Edward and Charlotte Emma Downing, of 20, Layard Rd., Bermondsey, London. Mother is sole legatee.
Bernard's parents marriage information: Dec 23 1894 Francis Edward Downing, 22, a Bachelor, Leather Dresser of 71 Luky Road, son of Francis Mortimer Downing a Leather Dresser, and Charlotte Emma Leach, 18, a Spinster, of 22 Jamaica? Rd., daughter of Thomas Leach a Laborer and his wife, Emma Scudder. Solemnized at St Mary Magdalen, Parish of Bermondsey, London, England.
1901 UN Census Bermondsey, London, England
DOWNING, Francis E HEAD 29 b [1877] Walworth, England
--Charlotte E wife 24 b [1877] Bermondsey
--Frances S son 5 b [1895] dit
--Bernard E son 3 b [1897] dit
--George R son 1 b [1900] dit
Piece 399, Folio 84, Page No 31
1939 UK Register Bermondsey, London, England
DOWNING, Francis E b 25/2/1872 (d. 7 Nov 1947) Retired Leather finisher?
--Charlotte E b 18/11/1876 (d. 31/12/1955)
-- -- --
Bernard's parents are most likely buried in Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 638915 (no memorial online as of 6/30/2023)
Bockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, Lewisham, London, England
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/638915/brockley-and-ladywell-cemeteries
Francis Edward Downing, Burial or Cremation Date 12 Nov 1947 at Lewisham, London, England
Charlotte Emma, Burial date 07 January 1956 Lewisham, London, England
Bernard's grandfather. Downing, Francis Mortimer, was buried date 12 May 1906 Southwark (no Find A Grave memorial as of 6/30/2023)
Inscription
BERNARD EDWARD DOWNING
22ND BN LONDON REGIMENT
9TH NOVEMBER 1917 AGE 20
HIS DUTY DONE
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