Private John Winfield Downey
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Downey,
John Winfield
Date of birth: 1889-05-26
Place of birth: Toronto Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Father, Michael Joseph Downey, 417 Runnymede Road, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Address:
301 Vaughn Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-11-12
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Tyne Cot Cemetery, XIX. H. 1.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 701198
Highest Rank:
Private
(43rd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 43rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). ? to 1917-11-12
- Corporal (Army). 1916-02-23 to 1916-07-13
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Military operations in vicinity of Passchendaele Ridge at 5.30am
Commemoration location: High Park Methodist, Toronto
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RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 462604
LAC ID:
364092
Service file: B2642-S042
Uploader's Notes: Son of M. J. and Etta Downey, of 539, Runnymede Rd., Toronto, Ontario.
Uploader's Research notes: [Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 101st Battalion E Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 43rd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2011-11-13