Place of birth | Mount Pleasant, Victoria |
Occupation | Medical practitioner |
Address | Green Hill Road, Parkside, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Eva Agnes Downey, Green Hill Road, Parkside, South Australia |
Previous military service | 31st Australian Army Medical Corps |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit name | 11th Field Ambulance |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/54/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order Conspicuous ability and devotion to duty at Ploegsteert Wood 7 June 1917. Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089 (31 December 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919). |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Anne DOWNEY |
Medals |
Distinguished Service Order Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Distinguished Service Order, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 54 |
Place of burial | West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |