Pte
John Alexander Downie
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1878 |
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Place of birth: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: S/40461 |
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Units: — Gordon Highlanders, 2nd Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 27/10/1917 |
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Cause of death: Died of wounds (D.O.W.) |
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Age: 39 |
Cemetery
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Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot: 21 Row: G Grave: 8A |
Points of interest 1
| #1 | Place of birth |
Sources 1
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81 Infantry Brigade: 2 Battalion Cameron Highlanders (1915 Nov - 1919 May) (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/4893 ). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/435299 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=a15dfe81-d95b-4323-bcec-d635f4f7cbd9 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/1689670 |