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Guardsman JOHN DOWNEY

Service Number: 2717078
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Irish Guards

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 15 April 1944

Age 36 years old

Buried or commemorated at

NAPLES WAR CEMETERY

II. B. 16.

Italy

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Michael and Elilabeth Downey, of Dublin, Irish Republic; husband of Margaret Downey, of Dublin.
  • Personal Inscription IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN. DUBLIN, EIRE. DIED OF WOUNDS R.I.P.
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Buried or commemorated at

NAPLES WAR CEMETERY
Italy
Number of casualties: 1230
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