- WilliamHenry
- DOWNES
- 1085753
Gunner
- WW2
- Army
- Artillery
- Royal Artillery
- 88 Field Regiment
- None
- 29th November 1944
- 31
- Allied bombing
- Tha Makham Camp whilst a prisoner of the Japanese on the Thailand-Burma railway
- First Buried in Tha Makham Cemetery, Grave No H - 18. Moved to Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand, Grave 2. K. 32.
- Unknown
- Unknown
Son of Thomas Frederick and Sarah Downes; husband of Esther Downes, of Llanbradach, Glamorgan
DOWNES William Henry Is Named On These Memorials
Further Information About DOWNES William Henry
Captured on 15th February 1942.
Additional information provided by the Thailand-Burma Railway Centre, Kanchanaburi, Thailand: http://www.tbrconline.com
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Appears on the Army casualties list for Worcestershire.
A letter from the churchwarden, St Decave-Christ Church (with St Andrew’s), Malvern, dated 22nd July 1950 can be found within war records held at Worcestershire Archives requesting that W.H. Downes be added to the county roll of honour.