DOWLING, John
| Service Number: | 6739 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dublin, Ireland, April 1880 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers School, Westland Row, Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wounds received accidentally - Cerebral Hernia, 5th Canadian Aid Clearing Station, Maubeuge, France., 13 December 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Maubeuge (Sous-le-Bois) Cemetery Row C, Grage No. 29, Maubeuge (Sous-le-Bois) Cemetery, Maubeuge, Avesnes sur Helpe, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6739, 9th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 27 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6739, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6739, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane | |
| 12 Dec 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6739, 9th Infantry Battalion, Died of head wound from detonation of German shell cap - he was not to blame for accident |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
Son of Mrs Dowling, 96 Donore Terrace, South Circular Road, Dublin, Ireland
From Marie Victorine, Australia and NZ in WWI
6739 Private John Dowling
9th Bn. Australian Infantry, A. I. F.
Dead 13th December 1918. –
Buried at Maubeuge (Sous le bois) cemetery - Row C. 29.
Acting Corporal John Dowling, 22nd Reinforcements, 9th Battalion, of Brisbane, Qld, wearing a British South African Company Medal 1893-1897.
Cpl Dowling enlisted on 11 September 1916 and embarked aboard HMAT Marathon on 27 October 1916.
Involvement : 23 Jun 1917 - Private, SN 3158, 43rd Infantry Battalion
Embarked : 23 Jun 1917 - Private, SN 3158, 43rd Infantry Battalion , HMAT Borda, Adelaide.
On 13 December 1918 he was accidentally wounded and died of wounds at Maubeuge in France.
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