High Commissioner for Australia 1964-72. Known as Alick and not to be confused with his son, Alexander John Gosse Downer (b.1951) who was also High Commissioner from 2014 to 2018.
Our Picture Source outlines his family, life and career.
He died, aged 70 years, on 30 March 1981 and was buried in South Path 5 West - Vault ED in the North Road Cemetery, Cemetery Avenue, Nailsworth South Australia, Australia.
Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Sir Alexander Russell Downer, KBE
{On the west side, beneath the relief depicting a scene with 5 people on a sh...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Hamilton Jefferson was born on 19 August 1897 in Groton, Massachusetts, USA, the fourth of the six children of George David Jefferson (1863-1937) and Rebecca Gorham Jefferson née Kettle (1864-1918)...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Former Submarine in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship of the Polish Republic).
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them