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John Frederick Downie

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Studio portrait of 1394 Private (Pte) John Frederick Downie, 11th Reinforcements, 4th Light Horse Regiment (4LHR) of Melbourne, Vic (originally of South Dunedin, New Zealand). Pte Downie enlisted on 8 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Palermo on 29 October 1915. He returned to Australia on 15 May 1919 with the 13LHR.

Private Fred Downie

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Frederick AWMM
  • Surname
    Downie AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 1394 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Dunedin, Otago Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
    Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs C Downie, 120 Melbourne Street, South Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 8 July 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 1394 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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    AIF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra AWMM

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14 May 2019JackieWellingtonOther relative

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