He was commissioned as a captain in the Australian Army Medical Corps in 1908, and joined the First Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in 1914 as its youngest lieutenant colonel.
Downes joined the First Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in 1914 as its youngest lieutenant colonel. He was commissioned as a captain in the Australian Army Medical Corps in 1908.
He was commissioned as a captain in the Australian Army Medical Corps in 1908. Downes joined the First Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in 1914 as its youngest lieutenant colonel.
He was commissioned as a captain in the Australian Army Medical Corps in 1908. Downes joined the First Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in 1914 as its youngest lieutenant colonel.