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Captain DESMOND JOHN FAIRBAIRN DOWNIE

Service Number: 255901
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Engineers

Date of Death

Died 05 July 1947

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

TAIPING WAR CEMETERY

1. D. 5.

Malaysia

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of Maj. Fairbairn Downie, C.B.E., M.I.Mar.E., and Kathleen Mary Downie, of Kensington, London.
  • Personal Inscription FIDES IN DEO ETERNA NON CADUCA REQUIESCAT IN PACE
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Buried or commemorated at

TAIPING WAR CEMETERY
Malaysia
Number of casualties: 867
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