Charles Percy Downing

Charles P Downing was born to Frederic and Georgina Downing in 1891 [1] at Bombala. He attended Manly Public School, and lived at St Aubins Private Hospital, North Steyne. He was a wool sorter.

He enlisted on 13 February 1915 in the 7th ASC, Divisional Train Relief. He was admitted to hospital with chorea on 5 September 1916. He was discharged from service in 1917 on grounds of illness and returned to Australia.

He died in May 1918 in Australia, and was buried in Manly Cemetery, plot B.1432 [2]

Mr Downing’s name was not recorded on the Corso War Memorial, despite having served and having died while the war was in progress, but his name was listed on the Manly Village School Memorial.

[1] NSW BDM 20135/1891

[2] Funeral notice in SMH 31 May 1918, p5.