Downer, Garnet Ronald (Sergeant, b. 1886 - d.1916)
Private Record 3DRL/2189 First World War, 1914-1918SCROLL COMMEMORATING DOWNER'S DEATH IN ACTION. COPY OF GAZETTE NOTICE FOR DOWNER'S MM
Military Medal : Sergeant G R Downer, 1 Battalion, AIF Accession Number: RELAWM15628.001
Description
Military Medal (Geo V). Impressed around edge with recipient's details.
Contextual Description
Awarded to 243 Sergeant G R Downer, 1 Battalion, AIF. Garnet Ronald Downer was born in Glebe, New South Wales in 1885. He was a bush worker and Militia soldier serving with the 29th Infantry Regiment (the Australian Rifles) before enlisting in the AIF in August 1914. Private Downer embarked on HMAT Afric on 18 October 1914 with 1 Battalion. He served on Gallipoli and had been promoted to sergeant when he was awarded the Military Medal (MM) for his actions at Lone Pine in August 1915. The recommendation for the MM reads, 'For outstanding courage and determination during the operations at Lone Pine, when he personally led a counter attack in company with Sergeant Gelding and succeeded in holding the trench by means of bombs.' Sergeant Downer survived the Gallipoli campaign and moved with 1 Battalion to the Western Front, where he was killed during a raid on the German trenches on 29 June 1916 near Fromelles, France.
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Accession Number
RELAWM15628.001
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Award
Physical Description
Material: Silver
Measurement
Overall: 90 mm height x 138 mm width x 10 mm depth (group)
Date Made
c 1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright not applicable
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