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Private John Winfield Downey

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

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
  1. Private, 43rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). ? to 1917-11-12
  2. 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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701198, John Winfield Downey

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 462604
LAC ID: 364092
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
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