| Regimental number | 9906 |
| Place of birth | Mount Morgan Queensland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Address | Moggill Road, Taringa, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Eliza Downie, Moggill Road, Taringa, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Army Medical Corps, 16th Reinforcements |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Ambulance |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot V, Row B, Grave No 3), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 182 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Jonathan and Eliza Valentine DOWNIE. Native of Queensland |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 103 Shoeing Smith Frederick James DOWNIE, 1st Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 4 June 1919; 3550 Pte Philip DOWNIE MM, 1st Australian General Hospital, returned to Australia, 31 March 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |