Samuel Charles Gower DOWNARD

Regimental number10/2826
AddressStanden Street, Karori, Wellington
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs A Downard, Standen Street, Karori, Wellington
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Members of the Wellington Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua', and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 23 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No 4), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel William and Harriett Downard; Wife: Agnes Downard, Standen Street, Karori, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Seventh