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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Samuel Charles Gower Downard |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Corporal |
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| Forename(s): |
Samuel Charles Gower |
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| Surname: |
Downard |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
10/2826 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Corporal |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs Agnes Downard (wife), Standen Street, Karori, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Married |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Standen Street, Karori, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Wellington |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
7th Reinforcements |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Wellington Infantry Battalion |
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| Embarkation Date: |
9 October 1915 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
Vol1 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
196 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Wellington Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
France |
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| Date of Death: |
23 July 1916 |
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| Age at Death: |
31 |
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| Year of Death: |
1916 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France |
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| Grave Reference: |
I. E. 4. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Son of Samuel William and Harriett Downard; husband of Agnes Downard, of Standen St., Karori, Wellington |
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| Description of Image: |
Headstone, Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, France (photo B.G. Knights, 2009) |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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