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We remember Harry George Albert Downey
We remember Harry George Albert Downey
Timeline
Timeline
1898
1901
dates
Age 2
Source:9009793
April 1901
1901
location
36 Sea View cottages, Icklesham, east sussex
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:9009793
April 1901
1911
dates
Age 12
Source:9009793
April 1911
1911
location
Farm Rd, Rye Harbour, east Sussex
United Kingdom
parents address
Source:9009793
April 1911
1918
dates
Age 19
Source:9009774
25th August 1918
1918
service
British Army
Rifleman
A/204114 formerly TR/13/50490 of 19th TR Batt
Kings Royal Rifle Corps
13th Batt
Source:9009774
25th August 1918
enlistment
Hastings east sussex
United Kingdom
Source:9009774
service
British Army
Private
20444
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Source:1688800
1918
death
Killed in Action
Mory, Pas de Calais
France
Source:9009774
25th August 1918
burial
Pas de Calais
France
IV. A. 11
Source:9009774
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Harry George Albert |
| Initials | HGA |
| Last Name | Downey |
| Source | 9009774 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 Sea View cottages, Icklesham, east sussex | United Kingdom | parents address | known April 1901 | |
| Farm Rd, Rye Harbour, east Sussex | United Kingdom | parents address | known April 1911 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 20444 | King's Royal Rifle Corps | Private | ||
| British Army | A/204114 formerly TR/13/50490 of 19th TR Batt | Kings Royal Rifle Corps | 13th Batt | Rifleman |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Jane Downey nee Standen | mother | ||
| William Downey | father |
Media
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CWGC gravethis is from Find a grave website and is a photo of Harry's grave.
Contributed by:
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Old SchoolThis may have been Harry's first school as he was born here.Contributed by:
patricia68968 -
an old cottage on Farm Rd, Rye harbourthis is a house on the same rd as Harry and his family lived in 1911, he would have known this house,Contributed by:
patricia68968 -
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Kings Royal Rifle Corps Cap Badge WW1this is the cap badge Harry would have wornContributed by:
patricia68968
Communities
Communities
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Rye-War Memorials Online | patricia68968 | |
| ancestry family tree | patricia68968 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| England & Wales Birth Index | patricia68968 | |
| Medal award records | patricia68968 | |
| Harry's Mother | patricia68968 | |
| Harry's Mother | patricia68968 | |
| Harry's mother | patricia68968 | |
| C. W. G. C. | john14663 | |
| CWGC grave | patricia68968 | |
| Old School | patricia68968 | |
| an old cottage on Farm Rd, Rye harbour | patricia68968 | |
| Mory Abbey Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France | patricia68968 | |
| Kings Royal Rifle Corps Cap Badge WW1 | patricia68968 |
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We remember Harry George Albert Downey
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