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DOWLING, Harold Wallace
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX166699 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 August 1942, Bathurst, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Base / Advanced / Forward Ordnance Depots |
| Born: | Bega, New South Wales, Australia , 9 February 1924 |
| Home Town: | Bega, Bega Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Store Hand |
| Died: | Accidental, Morotai Island, Halmahera Island, Netherlands East Indies, 14 March 1946, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Ambon Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX166699 | |
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| 17 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX166699, Base / Advanced / Forward Ordnance Depots, Bathurst, NSW |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Mari Walker
Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Dowling, of Bega, New South Wales, Australia.
Private Dowling enlisted in August 1942 and saw service in Australia prior to being sent to Morotai in August 1945. Whilst serving with the 17 Advance Ordnance Depot, his death was accidental. On 14 March 1946 Pte Dowling was 200 yards off Morotai shore when he was killed as a result of an explosive device detonating. His body was not found and he is memorialised on the Ambon Memorial.