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DOWLING, Albert Christopher
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX21969 |
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Enlisted: | 18 June 1940 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | Australian Army Ordnance Corps |
Born: | Dromana, Victoria, Australia, 7 October 1916 |
Home Town: | Shoreham, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
Schooling: | Unknown |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Accidental - gun shot wounds, Victoria, Australia, 10 August 1940, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Flinders Cemetery, Victoria Plot RC Row 2, Grave 21 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
18 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX21969 | |
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10 Aug 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX21969, Australian Army Ordnance Corps, 8 Division Petrol Company |
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Albert Christopher DOWLING was born in Dromana, Victoria on 7th October, 1916
His parents were Christopher DOWLING & Georgiana Eva CARROLL
He died in Victoria when he was rabbit shooting when off duty & his gun got caught up in wire netting and accidentally fired on 10th August, 1940 - he is buried in the Flinders General Cemetery