Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
EDWIN DOWNER
WHO DIED MARCH 5TH 1929
AGED 72 YEARS
ALSO OF
FANNY DOWNER
WHO DIED MAY 21ST 1931
AGED 69 YEARS
AND OF
GNR. LESLIE FREDERICK
DOWNER R.F.A.
WHO LAID DOWN HIS LIFE
IN THE GALLANT DEFENCE OF
KUT, MESOPOTAMIA
SEPT. 1916 AGED 20 YEARS.
Further Information
Son of Edwin Downer and Fanny Downer (née Trimmer), of Church Cottages, Mottistone, Isle of Wight.
Born 1896, Mottistone.
Census information
1901 : Edwin and Fanny Downer, with their children including Leslie aged 4, are in Mottistone Village.
Edwin Downer is a Farm labourer.
1911 : Edwin and Fanny Downer, with their children including Leslie aged 14, are in Mottistone Village.
Edwin Downer is a Sexton (Church of England),
Leslie Downer is a Stable boy.
Service details
Gunner 855333 Leslie Frederick Downer, 1/5th Hants Bty., Royal Field Artillery.
Casualty details
Died 30 September 1916, aged 20.
Commemorated at : Basra Memorial, Iraq.
CWGC record ...
Also commemorated on these Memorials :
Mottistone Parish War Memorial Church of SS Peter & Paul.
Brook Parish War Memorial St Mary's Church.
5th Hants Howitzers War Memorial Freshwater Memorial Hall
5th Hants Howitzers War Memorial Newport Drill Hall
County War Memorial Carisbrooke Castle.
