Canadian Virtual War Memorial
John Charles Downes
In memory of:
Private John Charles Downes
April 8, 1917
Military Service
1084230
20
Army
Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment)
251st Bn.
Additional Information
October 25, 1898
Son of John Downes and Catherine Downes, of 6, May Terrace, Highgate St., Edgehill, Liverpool, England.
Commemorated on Page 230 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
WINNIPEG (BROOKSIDE) CEMETERY
Manitoba, Canada
Mil. 55.
The cemetery is located immediately west of the Red River College, at 3001 Notre Dame Avenue, in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. During the First World War, Winnipeg was the headquarters of No 10 Military District and it contained six military hospitals of 972 beds. Air force and army training camps were established in the area during the Second World War, with No 103 Canadian Army Basic Training Centre at Fort Garry. Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery contains 299 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 149 from the Second World War, most of them in the special military plot.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Honour roll – British Home Children World War 1 Honour Roll
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