Downes, Colin –

Son of Willie and Lizzie Downes, of Salford, Lancashire; husband of Maisie Ethel Downes, of Salford, Lancashire.

Personal details

  • Surname: Downes
  • Forename: Colin
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Sheffield, Yorkshire
  • Place of residence: Salford, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 28
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 11th, 1944
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Trooper
  • Unit: 144th (8th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment) Regiment.
  • Service number: 3391938
  • Regiment: Royal Armoured Corps
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW2

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • St. Luke
  • Weaste
  • CWGC Memorial: Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Calvados, France
  • CWGC reference: XXII. C. 3.

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