hiya timo.
served 2yrs in the 7th royal lancaster militia
then enlisted in the manchesters as pte 1436 william downs,at manchester,on 11-11-1870 at 4pm
pte 746 william downs[his real name was william gilmore]
enlisted 28-1-1884
aged 24
2nd manchesters
served at home 28-1-1884 till 1-1-1886
india 2-1-86 till 20-2-1893,awarded IGS medal,clasp samana,for operations in the miranzai valley+samana heights,only 2 companies of the manchesters,were involved in this operation
re-engaged 9-1-1897
recalled to the colors on 5-3-1900
discharged 8-1-1902
next of kin,sister agnes,west gorton,manchester
he re-enlisted on 13-3-1915 as pte 24058
4th manchesters
special reserve
occupation,wagon repairer
lived at 4 napier st,grey st,manchester
sister agnes dalton,lived at 4 ince st,stockport
discharged physically unfit,on 6-6-16
rejoined 21-9-17 at finsbury as pte 46724 william downs
royal defence corps
discharged 24-1-1918 physically unfit
aged 58
born 1852
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