8th December 2015 Cecil Downs Cecil, born in 1900, was the son of Frank George and Phoebe Ellen Downs. Cecil was born in Fulham, London in 1900. In 1911 the family were living at 28 King’s Road in Stamford. His father was a building draughtsman working for an Agricultural engineering company. In 1901 he was Clerk of Works and living in Lambeth, London. Cecil had three brothers, Reginald born in 1903, Frederick in 1904 and Stanley born in 1908. All three were born in Oxfordshire. He would be unlikely to have served in the war as he was too young.