Rfn
Walter Downes
Information about birth
Date of birth: 15/03/1896 |
Place of birth: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand |
General information
Profession: Labourer |
Army information
Country: New Zealand |
Force: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
Rank: Rifleman |
Service number: 36430 |
Units: — New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
Date of death: 12/10/1917 |
Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Age: 21 |
Memorial
Tyne Cot, New Zealand Apse Panel: 8 |
Points of interest 1
#1 | Place of birth |
More information 5
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/847469 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=ca78d53c-2dfd-49f6-a099-f811037e89f2 |
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7173809 |
The NZEF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://nzef.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=69605 |
Online Cenotaph (Auckland Museum) https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C4143 |