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DOWLING, Eric Sheen
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 453 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 13 April 1896 |
| Home Town: | Chatswood, Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Shore Church of England Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Overseer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Palestine, 18 November 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel M 59 |
| Memorials: | Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 453, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 453, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 453, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 18 Nov 1917: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 1 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-11-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Neville and Marie DOWLING, Ashford, Sydney Street, Willoughby, New South Wales
Mr. and Mrs Neville Dowling, of Ashford Sydney-street, Willoughby, have been advised that their youngest son, Second-Lieutenant Eric S. Dowling, had (died from wounds in Palestine. He was the grandson of the late Judge Dowling, and was in his 22nd year.
He enlisted on the outbreak of the war in August, 1914, and owing to the absence of reinforcements was unable to obtain the furlough.
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