Lieutenant Colonel Harry Downes

Service number	1612
Ranks Held	Captain, Lieutenant, Private, Second Lieutenant, Sergeant, Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date	1892-05-14
Birth Place	Australia: Victoria, Eaglehawk
Death Date	1931-11-11
Death Place	Australia: South Australia, Adelaide
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Units	4th Australian Division 48th Australian Infantry Battalion 48th Australian Infantry Battalion
Places	Adelaide Eaglehawk
Conflicts/Operations	First World War, 1914-1918 Period 1930-1939
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1919-06-03 Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-18 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-09-15 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04

Rolls

Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

48th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Second Lieutenant
Honours and Awards:

Unit

48th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant

London Gazette

03 June 1919 on page 6838 at position 4

Commonwealth Gazette

15 September 1919 on page 1371 at position 96
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Sergeant
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

48th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Sergeant
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

4th Australian Division

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant
First World War Nominal Roll:

Unit

48th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Captain
Honours and Awards:

Unit

48th Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Sergeant

London Gazette

18 June 1917 on page 6026 at position 55

Commonwealth Gazette

04 October 1917 on page 2634 at position 76

Timeline

Date of birth	14 May 1892
Date of enlistment	13 September 1915
Date of embarkation	11 April 1916
Date of recommendation honour or award	18 April 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award	01 May 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award	05 May 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award	30 January 1919
Date returned to Australia	08 September 1919
Date of death	11 November 1931

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