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Donkeyman ALFRED DOWNIE

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Naval Auxiliary Personnel (Merchant Navy)

H.M.S. Hilary.

Date of Death

Died 28 August 1943

Age 52 years old

Buried or commemorated at

TRIPOLI WAR CEMETERY

7. C. 18.

Libya

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of John and Mary Downie; husband of Mabel Downie, of Wallasey, Cheshire.
  • Personal Inscription NOT HERE BUT IN A BETTER LAND WE'LL MEET AGAIN, SWEETHEART, AND UNDERSTAND
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN

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Buried or commemorated at

TRIPOLI WAR CEMETERY
Libya
Number of casualties: 1393
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