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Rupert Downes

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Australian general, surgeon and historian (1885-1945)

Australia WritersLived 1885 to 1945 · aged 60

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Major General Rupert Major Downes was an Australian soldier, surgeon and historian.

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Photos 5

Tom Roberts's The Big Picture painting of the opening of the first parliament in 1901. Downes is in the white helmet, behind the Duke of Cornwall and York's legs.[5]

Tom Roberts's The Big Picture painting of the opening of the first parliament in 1901. Downes is in the white helmet, behind the Duke of Cornwall and York's legs.[5]

Lieutenant General Sir Harry Chauvel (front and centre) with his Desert Mounted Corps Headquarters. Downes is immediately behind and to the right of Chauvel

Lieutenant General Sir Harry Chauvel (front and centre) with his Desert Mounted Corps Headquarters. Downes is immediately behind and to the right of Chauvel

Army Medical officers participate in a training exercise in the southern highlands of New South Wales in April 1936. Downes is front row, third from the left.

Army Medical officers participate in a training exercise in the southern highlands of New South Wales in April 1936. Downes is front row, third from the left.

Major General Colin Simpson, General Sir Thomas Blamey and Lieutenant General Sir Leslie Morshead pay their respects at the military funeral service for Major Generals Alan Vasey and Downes in Cairns.

Major General Colin Simpson, General Sir Thomas Blamey and Lieutenant General Sir Leslie Morshead pay their respects at the military funeral service for Major Generals Alan Vasey and Downes in Cairns.

Awards 4

1927Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

1919Mentioned in Despatches

1918Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

1916Mentioned in Despatches

Connected to Rupert 6

Lilian Violet CooperAlso won Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Lord William Montagu Douglas ScottAlso won Mentioned in Despatches Hugh DurantAlso won Mentioned in Despatches

Norman GreggAlso won Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

Cecil RawlingAlso won Mentioned in Despatches

Michael Hicks Beach, Viscount QueningtonAlso won Mentioned in Despatches

About this person

Country

Australia

Category

Writers

Type

Writer / Author

Status

deceased

Dates

Lived 1885 to 1945 · aged 60

Wikipedia

5 languages

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