Edward Birley Downs
Person details
| Forename(s) | Edward Birley |
|---|---|
| Surname | Downs |
| Rank | Sergeant Observer |
| Regiment | RAFVR |
| Age | 21 |
| Death | Missing, presumed killed 1942 |
| Place of Death | Western Europe |
| Date of Death | 28/04/1942 |
| Year of Entry | 1934 |
| House Letter | D |
| School Notes | Dramatic Society; Music Prize |
| Comments | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
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| Military Decorations | |
| Album Number | 21 |
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| Previous Regiment | |
| Burial or Cemetery | Memorial > Runnymede |
| Citations | |
| Archives | Correspondence file in OR files in Radley Archives |
| Post School | Joined the Auxiliary Fire Service in London, 1939 |
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| Prisoner of War | |
| Radlein Obituary | February 18 1943. On 28th April, 1942, "missing, believed kilIed", Edward Birley Downs (Stevenson's-Watkins's, D) 1934-39. In the course of a career here very much handicapped by illness, he rowed for his Social, won a music prize and took a very vigorous part in the Dramatic Society's activities behind the scenes, On leaving Radley he joined the Auxiliary Fire Service in London. Then, after an operation, he managed to pass the medical examination for the R.A.F. and qualified as a Sergeant-Observer. At the time of his death he was on the point of promotion to commissioned rank. |
| Service Number | 1198023 |
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