24/06/1915- To 28th Battalion 3rd Reinforcements as Private
12/10/1915- Joined Battalion in the field Anzac Gallipoli
2/12/1915- Attached 134th Fortress Company Gallipoli
10/01/1916- Disembarked Alexandria ex Mudros ex Gallipoli
21/03/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria
25/06/1916- Admitted 18th General Hospital Camiers France ( Sick ) ex No. 8 Casualty Clearing Station
17/08/1916- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Hospital
4/10/1916- Admitted Hospital Belgium ( Influenza ) ex 12th Australian Field Ambulance
26/10/1916- Admitted 15th Casualty Clearing Station France ( Abscess Groin )
11/11/1916- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Injury
8/04/1917- Committed Offence- Confined to F.P. Compound France
6/05/1917- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Compound
4/08/1917- Granted Leave England
16/08/1917- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
1/03/1918- Granted Leave England
19/03/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
30/05/1918- Admitted 5th Australian Field Ambulance France ( Trachoma )
31/05/1918- Admitted 12th Casualty Clearing Station France ( Conjunctivitis )
8/06/1918- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Reinforcements Camp ex Sickness
23/09/1918- Appointed DRIVER in the field France
30/01/1919- To No. 3 Training Brigade Hurdcott England ex Australian Infantry Base Depot Havre France for Return to Australia
28/02/1919- Embarked England for Australia per ” Anchises ”
7/04/1919- Disembarked Albany
3/06/1919- Discharged from Service
DOWNEY, William John
Full Name: William John
DOWNEY
Date of Birth: 10
–
1893
Place of birth: Granville NSW
Australia
Occupation: Barman
Address: Mornington Mills WA
Next of Kin: Father- William Henry Downey
Next of Kin Address: Austral Hall Hay Street Perth WA
Religion: Church of England
Service Number: 1924
Rank: Private
Unit/Division: 28th Battalion
Enlistment Date: 1915-06-24
Enlistment Location: Perth
Western Australia
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Embarkation Date: 1915-09-02
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Disembarkation Date: 1915-09-25
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Returned: Yes
Discharge Date: 1919-06-03
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