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Pte. Downie McLellan
Australian Imperial Force 4th Australian Pioneers Australian Infantry
from:Bundaberg, Queensland
(d.12th Oct 1917)
Downie McLellan served with the 4th Pioneers, Australian Imperial Force during WW1. He was killed by artillery fire whilst working on rebuilding the Zonnebeke-Frezenburg road when the infantry of the 3rd and 4th Divisions attacked nearby Passchendaele Ridge on the 12th October 1917, age 37. He is buried in the Perth Cemetery (China Wall) in Belgium. He was the son of Downie and J. S. McLellan, of Princess St., Bundaberg, Queensland.