Major Herbert Hamilton Downey

Service number VX13547
Ranks Held Lieutenant, Major
Birth Date 1891-10-25
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Essendon
Death Date 1941-04-22
Death Place Greece
Final Rank Major
Service Australian Army
Units
  • Headquarters 1 Australian Corps
  • 3rd Australian Divisional Ammunition Column
  • 3rd Div.H.Arty.
Places
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1918-09-16
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-02-04

Rolls

  • Roll of Honour:

    Unit
    Headquarters 1 Australian Corps
    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
    Rank
    Major
  • First World War Nominal Roll:

    Unit
    3rd Div.H.Arty.
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    3rd Australian Divisional Ammunition Column
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant
    London Gazette
    16 September 1918 on page 11047 at position 6
    Commonwealth Gazette
    04 February 1919 on page 137 at position 5

Timeline

Date of birth 25 October 1891
Date of enlistment 01 May 1916
Date of embarkation 20 May 1916
Date returned to Australia 30 October 1919
Date of enlistment 29 April 1940
Date of death 22 April 1941