Son of James William Downing and Florence Ann (nee Blackwell)
of 23 Oswald Road , Rushden.

Aged 22 years

Died 28 th July 1943, of typhus in India

Commemorated at Bhowanipore (Bhowanipur) Cemetery, Calcutta
Plot L. Grave 68

The grave is listed in:

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

The war dead of the British Commonwealth and Empire.

The register of the names of those who fell in the 1939-1945 war and are buried in cemeteries in India. Calcutta (Bhowanipore) Cemetery and minor cemeteries in West Bengal.

Rushden Soldier’s Death in India

As reported recently in the “Evening Telegraph,” the sad news of the death of her youngest son, Gunner Robert Downing, from typhus while on service in India has reached Mrs. F. Downing, of 23, Oswald-road, Rushden. Aged 22, Gunner Downing had been in India with the Royal Artillery for a year. Before joining up he was an employee of the boot firm of Walter Sargent and Co. Two brothers are serving. [J L Downing]