| Service number | VX57673 |
|---|---|
| Rank | Major General (retired) |
| Unit | Official History of Australia in the War of 1939-1945, series 5 |
| Service | Official Historian |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Conflict Eligibility Date | Second World War, 1939-1947 |
| Date of Death | 05 March 1945 |
| Place of Death | Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
| Cause of Death | Aircraft accident |
| Cemetery or Memorial Details | Cairns Cemetery, Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
Commemorative Roll Rupert Major Downes
Location of the Commemorative Roll
The names of the people on the Commemorative Roll are in a book located in the Commemorative Area of the Australian War Memorial.
The Commemorative Roll records the names of those Australians who died during or as a result of wars in which Australians served, but who were not serving in the Australian Armed Forces and therefore not eligible for inclusion on the Roll of Honour. It includes those Australians who died while members of Allied Forces, the Merchant Navy, philanthropic organisations attached to the forces, or as war correspondents or photographers.