William Gibson DOWNING

Regimental number3/171A
AddressWharfe Street, Oamaru, Otago
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMrs Kate Downing, Oaklands, Anderson's Bay, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Ambulance
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Star of India on 16 October 1914
Final rankCorporal
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of wounds 14 December 1915
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialChatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No 54), Alexandria, Egypt
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: W.G. and Kate Downing
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Died in Egypt of wounds sustained at Gallipoli.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Ambulance/Main Body

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