DOWNES William Henry

  • First Name(s):
    William 
    Henry 
  • Surname:
    DOWNES
  • Service Number:
    1085753
  • Rank:

    Gunner

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Artillery
  • Corps:
    Royal Artillery
  • Regiment:
    88 Field Regiment
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    29th November 1944
  • Age At Death:
    31
  • Cause of Death:
    Allied bombing
  • Place of Death:
    Tha Makham Camp whilst a prisoner of the Japanese on the Thailand-Burma railway
  • Place of Burial:
    First Buried in Tha Makham Cemetery, Grave No H - 18. Moved to Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand, Grave 2. K. 32.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Thomas Frederick and Sarah Downes; husband of Esther Downes, of Llanbradach, Glamorgan

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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.

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