Corporal

William Gibson Downing

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of W. G. and Kate Downing.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
3/171A
Name:
William Gibson Downing
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Kate Downing, Oaklands, Anderson's Bay, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Wharfe Street, Oamaru, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Medical Corps, Field Ambulance

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
14 December 1915
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:
HMNZT 8
Vessel:
Star of India
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
B. 54.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
William Gibson Downing
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