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Sergeant John Hardy Downie

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1893-04-05
Place of birth: Forfarshire Scotland
Next of kin: Janet Downie,mother,
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Date of death: 1917-10-26
Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 622536
Highest Rank: Sergeant (43rd Battalion)
Rank detail

Sergeant, 43rd Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1591860
LAC ID: 364086
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B2642-S036
Uploader's Notes: Born on 5 Apr 1893 in Forfarshire, Scotland. Son of Alexander and Janet Downey, Grandview, Manitoba, Canada. Enlisted at Roblin, Manitoba, 10 February 1915 stating he was single and employed as a farmer. Embarked England on board the S.S., Lapland, 30 October 1915. In 2003, his name was found carved in one of the walls of the Goodman Tunnel under the Vimy Monument.
Uploader's Research notes: [Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 43rd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-05-27