WW1

DOWNIE, William

Date of birth: 
1887
Biographical notes: 

 William Downie was born in Kensington Victoria, but at the time of his enlistment was at 57 Angus St., Jolimont, Victoria. He was a married man, 27 years old, with fair hair and blue eyes, Presbyterian by religion, and working as a salesman. He enlisted early and was placed in D Section of the 4th Field Ambulance.

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DOWNING, Robert Clifford

Date of birth: 
1889
Biographical notes: 

Robert Downing was 27 years old and working as a Commercial Traveller when he enlisted 3 April, 1917. he was at the time living with his widowed mother, Mary Ellen Downing, at 128 Albert Street, East Melbourne. She would later move to 49 Victoria Street, and in 1919, they were living at Glensborough, 48 Wellington Parade. 

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DOWNING, William Hooper

Date of birth: 
1890
Biographical notes: 

Robert Hooper Downing was one of two children born to Robert James Downing and his wife, Mary Ellen, nee Scown. BY 1914, Mary Ellen was a widow, living with her two sons at 10 Grey Street, East Melbourne. Her elder son, , Robert Clifford Downing, born 1889, enlisted for the war on 29 October, 1917. By then Robert Downing had been serving in France for over a year.

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DRUMMOND, Walter

Date of birth: 
1884
Biographical notes: 

Walter Drummond was born in Stirlingshire, Scotland around 1884 to James and Janet Drummond nee Strang. He married Martha Jane Mason of Richmond in 1916. Water was working as a motor mechanic, aged 32 years, when he enlisted on 18 April 1916 having been transferred to the Australian Army Service Corps prior to embarkation on the HMAT Persic A34 from Melbourne on 3 June, 1916.

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DU BOIS, Edmond

Date of birth: 
1894
Biographical notes: 

Edmond Du Bois was the son of Rene Du Bois of 99 Hotham St., East Melbourne. He was just over 22 when he enlisted, a signwriter by trade and with some military experience through having served two and a half years in the Cadets.

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DUFFY, Charles Allan Gavan

Date of birth: 
1889
Biographical notes: 

Charles Allan Gavan Duffy was the son of Charles Gavan Duffy, clerk of the Senate in the Australian Federal Parliament, then held in Melbourne, and his wife Ella.

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DUGGAN, Henry James

Date of birth: 
1891
Biographical notes: 

Henry James Duggan was a tram conductor by trade, married to Sarah and living in Commercial Rd, South Yarra, when he enlisted on 1 December, 1915. He was then a month off 26 years old. He was sent to Castlemaine for training and then to Broadmeadows, where he was made an Acting Corporal with the 15th Reinforcements, 5th Battalion, with his enlistment number 4791.

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DUNCAN, Norman Sinclair

Date of birth: 
1894
Biographical notes: 

Norman Sinclair Duncan was twenty years and six months when he joned u, with his father's permission, to serve in the AIF. He was an early recruit, signing up almost immediately war was declared, on 19 August, 1914, and receiving the number 655. he was single, of no trade or calling, but had has three years training with the Cadets prior to enlisting.

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DUNKLING, George Joseph

Date of birth: 
1879
Biographical notes: 

George Dunkling was a watchmaker, aged 38, when he enlisted on 13 April, 1918. He was married (1908) to Elizabeth, nee Bruce, in Sydney and they had one child, Nancy - later Mrs. L. Brennan.

George Joseph Dunkling
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DUNLOP, Archibald John

Date of birth: 
1888
Biographical notes: 

Archibald was born in June 1888 at Goorambat in Victoria.

He enlisted at Melbourne on the 17 December 1915 and was allocated to the 4th Light Horse Regiment 26th Reinforcements. He was 27 years old. 5'11'' working as a labourer and married to Mary Dunlop.

  • 3376 reads
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