Eric Downham

1923 - 1992  (68 years)

• Name	Eric Downham
  Born	23 Oct 1923	Preston, Lancashire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Feb 1992
  Person ID	I6089	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Arthur Downham,   b. July 1890, 24 Villers Street, Preston, Lancashire, England ,   d. 7 Aug 1954, 17 Lorranie Ave. Fulwood, Preston,  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	Ada Eachus,   b. 2 Feb 1892, 12 Siemens st, Horwich ,   d. 15 Aug 1946  (Age 54 years)
  Married	14 Oct 1915	Petrograd, Russia
  Family ID	F2202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Living
  Children	1. Judith Ada Downham,   b. 12 Jun 1949, Sharoe Green Hospital, Preston, Lancashire, England ,   d. 2006  (Age 56 years)
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F2214	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Children	1. Living
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F2215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Eric was a commando during WW2, and was blown up by a land mine leaving one leg below the knee needing an iron caliper. After the war he was a Judo instructer, and a chess champion. (picture PIC1/11)

  
  

• Sources

  [S206] Jeanne Rainford Family History.