Arthur Owen DOWNES

Regimental number13/680
AddressKawakawa
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinHenry Downes, Kohukohu, Hokianga
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Verdala on 14 December 1914
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 27 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Memorial Gates, Kohukohu Primary School, Hokianga. Parents: Henry and Elizabeth Downes, Kohukohu, Hokianga, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Second