BORN STAINFORTH, DONCASTER, 09/11/1889. SON OF SARAH DOWNING (1859-1953) & GEORGE BARRASS (1856-1907), OF 16 BATCHELER STREET, HULL & 10 CLEVELAND TERRACE, WALCOTT STREET, HULL.
HE MARRIED EMMA PECK IN APRIL 1912. THEY LIVED AT 42 MARMADUKE STREET, HULL (CWGC ADDRESS) WITH THEIR TWO DAUGHTERS. HE WAS EMPLOYED AS A BUTCHER BEFORE WAR BEGAN.
HE SERVED IN THE ROYAL NAVY RESERVE. SERVING ON HMS “IDAHO”. HE DIED ON 01/11/1918, AGED 28.AND IS BURIED IN HULL.
First name:
GEORGE DOWNING
Regiment:
Military Number:
18958
Rank:
Deck Hand
Date Died
01/11/1918
Place died:
Hedon Road Cemetery, Hull, UK
Age:
28
