Joseph Downie

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Perth
  • Service no: 3/2519
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Black Watch
  • Unit/Ship: 1st Battalion
  • Place of Death: Iraq
  • Age at Death:
  • Date of Death: 07.01.1916
  • Burial Country: Iraq
  • Cemetery: Amara War Cemetery
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: XXX.H.10.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address: 258 Hawkhill, Dundee
  • Occupation:
  • Mother:

    Mary Ann Downie, 258 Hawkhill, Dundee

  • Father:

    Thomas Downie

  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:
  • Children:

More about Joseph Downie

Joseph Downie   3/2519   Black Watch

DOWNIE___Killed in action, Private Joseph Downie, No. 2519, 2nd Black Watch, aged 19 years beloved son of the late Thomas Downie, hackle-grinder.

Dundee People’s Journal 19th February 1916

Additional information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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