Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Date of Enlistment
- 24/03/1941
- Date of Discharge
- 14/03/1944
- Place of Enlistment
- Canberra ACT
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Date of Birth
- 20/03/1891
- Place of Birth
- Geelong, Victoria
- Address (at enlistment)
- Beauchamp House, Acton ACT
- Occupation
- Surveyor
- Next of Kin
- Delia Nolan
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- N104350
- Final Rank
- Sergeant
- Final Unit
- 13 Garrison Battalion
Notes
Dowling arrived in Canberra in 1913 and worked as a surveyors' assistant and surveyor for the Commonwealth. He served with the 3rd Pioneers in World War 1 and died on 13 August 1971. He is buried in Woden cemetery. A trig station on a hill near Uriarra is named after him.
Sources
WWII Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au
ACT Electoral Rolls 1916 to 1967 http://canberraheritageportal.org/default.php