De Ruvigny Roll of Honour Vol 1 page 116
Andrew Downes was born in Sunderland on the 6th May 1888, he was the 4th son of Thomas Hodgson Downes, of Sunderland, Cab Driver, and his wife Jane, daughter of Thomas Liddle, of Philadelpha.
Andrew was educated at the Rectory School in Sunderland, and was a groom to Mr T Parrington of Southwick-on-Wear, Sunderland, Durham.
He married at Southwick-on-Wear on the 6th March 1909 Emma, (18 Morgan Street, Southwick-on-Wear), daughter of Thomas Hall of Seaham Harbour. They had three children, Thomas, born 22nd December 1912, Andrew, born 18th January 1915 and Violet, born 6th September 1910.
He had enlisted on the 27th February, and died of Pneumonia in No 5 Stationery Hospital at Dieppe on the 2nd [3rd] April 1915, while on active service.
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He is remembered in Sunderland, in S140.048 Part 10, page 225, and at Southwick on S130.13 and in Peter Gibson Southwick War Dead
