DOWNES, Hugh Charles
(Service number 82219)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 22 June 1891 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 19 May 1917 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Saddler & shearer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs H. DOWNES (mother), Alexander Street, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Death
| Date | 16 November 1966 | Age | 75 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Hughes Charles Downes was the son of Thomas Chadwick and Mary (née Brosnahan) Downes, and a brother of Henry Battersny Downes.
Sources
NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [05 March 2017]; Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch burial record (Christchurch City Council) [05 March 2017]; Ruru Lawn Cemetery , Christchurch, headstone transcription
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