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Military service
Service number:
16995
Age:
35
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)
Division:
7th Bn.
Birth:
December 15, 1886
Death:
June 11, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VI. D. 5.
Additional information
Son of John G. and Ellen Downing, of 162, Carling Avenue, Ottawa.
Digital gallery of Private Richard Lodge Downing
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Memorial
St. Matthew's Anglican Church 217 First Avenue Ottawa, Ontario -
Memorial Stained Glass
'The Resurrection' by Robert McCausland Limited was dedicated at St Matthew's Anglican Church in the Glebe, Ottawa on 17 Jan 1921 to the members of the church who served during the Great War. The window was transferred to the current site, 217 First Avenue in 1938. -
War Memorial
Vankleek Hill Great War Memorial, Vankleek Hill, Ontario -
Attestation Papers
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Roll of honour
Richard Lodge Downing List of Officers and Men Serving in the First Canadian Contingent of the British Expeditionary Force 1914/438650/101 -
Grave marker
The grave marker at the Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens 2010) -
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground
The Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Cemetery, located approximately 3 kilometres to the south of Ieper, Belgium. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens) -
Grave Marker
Grave marker ... Railway Dugouts Burial Ground … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Circumstances of death registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR. Surnames: Don to Drzewiecki. Microform Sequence 29; Volume Number 31829_B016738. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 173. Page 713 of 1076.
Digital gallery of
Private Richard Lodge Downing
Digital gallery of
Private Richard Lodge Downing
Digital gallery of
Private Richard Lodge Downing
Digital gallery of
Private Richard Lodge Downing
Digital gallery of
Private Richard Lodge Downing
Digital gallery of
Private Richard Lodge Downing
Digital gallery of
Private Richard Lodge Downing
Digital gallery of
Private Richard Lodge Downing
Digital gallery of
Private Richard Lodge Downing
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