Wilbur James DOWLING

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Service Number:	400788
Enlisted:	8 November 1940
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	No. 461 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 29 May 1909
Home Town:	Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Property Manager/ Woolclasser/ Sheep and Cattle Farmer
Died:	Flying Battle, Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean, 13 August 1943, aged 34 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial, Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England. Panel 187.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Echuca War Memorial, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flying Officer, 400788
8 Nov 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 400788, No. 461 Squadron (RAAF)

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