Private (6th Bn.)

Samuel Hylton Downer

Son of Mary Linton (formerly Downer), of Kensington, Jamaica, and the late Samuel Downer.

Service No.

7092

Regiment

British West Indies Regiment

Died (Aged 21)

23/06/1917

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Buried or commemorated at

St. Pol Communal Cemetery Extension
Ref. G. 10.

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