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Sapper Philip Edward Down

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1884-07-05
Place of birth: Hastings England
Next of kin: Mary Down (mother),90 High Street, Hastings, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Machinist
Occupation (normalized): Metalworking Machine Setter-Operator, General
Address: Wah-Tay-Beg, Ontario
Religion: Church of England

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 649010
Highest Rank: Sapper
Rank detail
  1. Sapper (Army). 1918-03-24 ?
  2. Private (Army). 1917-12-06 to 1918-03-23
  3. Sapper (Army). 1917-06-29 to 1917-12-05
  4. Sapper (Army). 1917-05-16 to 1917-06-28
  5. Private (Army). 1917-01-30 to 1917-05-15
  6. Private (Army). 1916-03-30 to 1917-01-29
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards

British War Medal

Victory Medal

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 363983
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B2639-S046
Uploader's Notes:

Active Militia Unit: 97th Regiment

Previous Military Service: 1st Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment Volunteers (3 years)

Invalided sick to England March 21, 1918

Uploader's Research notes: [Sapper Army Canadian Engineers 5th Army Troops Company Private Army Canadian Infantry Canadian General Base Depot Private Army Canadian Infantry 8th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 159th Battalion Sapper Army Canadian Engineers Canadian Engineer Training Depot Sapper Army Canadian Engineers Canadian Engineer Reinforcement Depot British War Medal Victory Medal ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2008-11-01
Last modified: 2021-03-04