Commissary General Arthur William Downes (1827-19 September 1905). Born in Shropshire, he was the son of William Downes. Commissioned in the army he served the Army Service Corps in the Crimean War and in an expeditionary force to China in 1857-59. He retired on full pay in 1880, having reached the rank of Major General. Progressive Party member of the London County Council 1892-5 for Fulham