~~~Transcript of Military Service, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, World War One~~~
Service number:--- 191
Born:--- Barambah, Queensland
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Civilian Employment:--- Labourer
Home Address:--- Barambah, via Goomeri, Queensland
Marital status:--- Single
Age on enlistment:--- 28 years and 11 months.
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Robert Downing, Barambah, Goomeri, Queensland
Attested into AIF:--- 13th July 1915, in Brisbane, Queensland.
Rank on enlistment:--- Private
Final Unit :--- 31st Australian Infantry Battalion, A Company, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Melbourne, Victoria, aboard HMAT A62 Wandilla, 9th November 1915
Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915.
Final Rank:--- Sergeant
Fate:--- Killed in Action, 15th February 1917
Burial:--- Guards's Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France.
War service:--- Western Front
Medals:--- 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents:--- Robert Downing and Cecilia Mary Clarke married 1881 in Queensland.
Service number:--- 191
Born:--- Barambah, Queensland
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Civilian Employment:--- Labourer
Home Address:--- Barambah, via Goomeri, Queensland
Marital status:--- Single
Age on enlistment:--- 28 years and 11 months.
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Robert Downing, Barambah, Goomeri, Queensland
Attested into AIF:--- 13th July 1915, in Brisbane, Queensland.
Rank on enlistment:--- Private
Final Unit :--- 31st Australian Infantry Battalion, A Company, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Melbourne, Victoria, aboard HMAT A62 Wandilla, 9th November 1915
Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915.
Final Rank:--- Sergeant
Fate:--- Killed in Action, 15th February 1917
Burial:--- Guards's Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France.
War service:--- Western Front
Medals:--- 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents:--- Robert Downing and Cecilia Mary Clarke married 1881 in Queensland.
~~~Transcript of Military Service, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, World War One~~~
Service number:--- 191
Born:--- Barambah, Queensland
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Civilian Employment:--- Labourer
Home Address:--- Barambah, via Goomeri, Queensland
Marital status:--- Single
Age on enlistment:--- 28 years and 11 months.
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Robert Downing, Barambah, Goomeri, Queensland
Attested into AIF:--- 13th July 1915, in Brisbane, Queensland.
Rank on enlistment:--- Private
Final Unit :--- 31st Australian Infantry Battalion, A Company, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Melbourne, Victoria, aboard HMAT A62 Wandilla, 9th November 1915
Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915.
Final Rank:--- Sergeant
Fate:--- Killed in Action, 15th February 1917
Burial:--- Guards's Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France.
War service:--- Western Front
Medals:--- 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents:--- Robert Downing and Cecilia Mary Clarke married 1881 in Queensland.
Service number:--- 191
Born:--- Barambah, Queensland
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Civilian Employment:--- Labourer
Home Address:--- Barambah, via Goomeri, Queensland
Marital status:--- Single
Age on enlistment:--- 28 years and 11 months.
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Robert Downing, Barambah, Goomeri, Queensland
Attested into AIF:--- 13th July 1915, in Brisbane, Queensland.
Rank on enlistment:--- Private
Final Unit :--- 31st Australian Infantry Battalion, A Company, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Melbourne, Victoria, aboard HMAT A62 Wandilla, 9th November 1915
Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915.
Final Rank:--- Sergeant
Fate:--- Killed in Action, 15th February 1917
Burial:--- Guards's Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France.
War service:--- Western Front
Medals:--- 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents:--- Robert Downing and Cecilia Mary Clarke married 1881 in Queensland.
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Sergeant, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Age: 31.
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