14/09/1914- To 16th Battalion “B” Company as Private
12/04/1915- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Meditteranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
27/04/1915- Wounded in Action Gallipoli ( Severe Gunshot Wound Chest & Shoulder- Septic )
30/04/1915- Evacuated/Admitted 15th General Hospital Alexandria Egypt
26/07/1915- Evacuated/Admitted 3rd London General Hospital Wandsworth England
16/09/1915- Discharged to Depot ex Hospital & Granted Leave England
26/10/1915- Medical Board Report at Australian & New Zealand Base Depot Weymouth England- Temporarily Unfit for Service for 6 Months
7/11/1915- Embarked Portland for Australia per ” Runic ”
21/12/1915- Disembarked Fremantle ( Gunshot Wound Through Lungs )
29/06/1916- Discharged from Service – at No. 8 Australian General Hospital Fremantle ( Permanently Medically Unfit for Active Service )
31/12/1918- Date of Death
DOWNEY, Ernest Francis
Full Name: Ernest Francis
DOWNEY
Date of Birth: 08
–
1894
Place of birth: Thornton VIC
Australia
Occupation: Sleeper Cutter
Address: Collie WA
Next of Kin: Father- Ernest Francis Downey
Next of Kin Address: Hurstbridge VIC
Religion: Roman Catholic
Service Number: 63
Rank: Private
Unit/Division: 16th Battalion
Enlistment Date: 1914-09-14
Enlistment Location: Helena Vale
Western Australia
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Embarkation Date: 1914-12-22
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Disembarkation Date: 1915-02-03
Returned: Yes
Discharge Date: 1916-06-29
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