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Name :
Ernest Charles Downer.
Son of Charles and Rose Downer (later Whitewood, later Plowman); husband of Alice Downer (nee Marshall), of 30, St. John's Park, Ryde, Isle of Wight. Born 1887 Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Married Alice Marshall, 1916, St John's Church, Oakfield, Ryde. |
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Census information : 1891 : Charles and Rose Downer, with their children including Ernest Charles aged 4, are at South Street, Ventnor. Charles Downer is a gardener. 1901 : Ernest Downer aged 14 is with his mother Rose Whitewood, and her 2nd husband (Henry Whitewood) at 17 Preston Place Ryde. Ernest is an Errand Boy. 1911 : Ernest Downer aged 24 is with his mother Rose Whitewood, widow, (she is using her 2nd married name) at 17 Preston Place Ryde. Ernest is a Storeman. |
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Service details : Rifleman 330967 Ernest Charles Downer, B Coy., 1/8th Bn., Hampshire Regiment, (Isle of Wight Rifles). Formerly Private 2635. |
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Casualty details : Died : 2 November 1917 aged 30 Buried at Gaza War Cemetery, Israel. CWGC record ... | |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Ashey War Memorial Ryde Borough War Memorial Isle of Wight Rifles War Memorial, St Nicholas Chapel, Carisbrooke Castle. Isle of Wight Rifles War Memorial, Drill Hall, Newport. | |
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Further Information :
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS
1st December 1917. KILLED IN ACTION, ETC DOWNER - Nov. 2, killed in action in Palestine, Bugler E. Downer, the loving husband of Alice Downer (née Marshall), of Ryde, and second and dearly-loved son of Mrs. C. Plowman, Buona Vista, Esplanade, Ryde. We little thought, when we said good-bye, We were parted for ever, and you were to die; But a foreign grave is the bitterest blow That only an aching heart can know. You are laid to rest in a far-off land, And your grave I may never see, But some gentle hand, in that far-off land, May sprinkle some flowers for me. | |
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