Rifleman Z/661 Fred DOWNS

Rifleman Z/661 Fred Downs{gallery}Rfn F Downs{/gallery}2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade
Killed in action in France and Flanders, 9th May 1915, aged 33

Commemorated: Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium. Panels 10
Awarded 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
Son of Isaac and Mary Downs [nee Hood], Arden Street, Atherstone
NNWFHS Memorial: Atherstone

Links to Relevant Information

CWGC Page for Rifleman Downs
NNWFHS Atherstone War Memorial Page
Ploegsteert Memorial
Rifle Brigade

Military, Census and Family History Information

Born c1883 at Witherley, Leics.
Lived as a boarder at Arden Street, Atherstone.
Last name listed as Hood, his mother’s maiden name
Employed as a colliery labourer