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Re: looking for walter
« Reply #27 on: Friday 21 December 12 11:16 GMT (UK) »
hi cupoflife [water of life in scotland whisky]

  many thanks  found f,g.war records on the link you sent but cannot find

Francis Gilbert DOWLING Service No: 20461 : Date of birth - 17 May 1920 : Place of birth - DORRIGO NSW : Place of enlistment - SYDNEY : Next of Kin - DOROTHY DOWLING
Photo included in service record
was looking for photo?

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« Reply #28 on: Friday 21 December 12 12:21 GMT (UK) »
Hi John
Use the link www.naa.gov.au and search for Francis Gilbert DOWLING. Search should bring up two records
Francis Gilbert DOWLING18858 and
Francis Gilbert DOWLING 20461 his photo is on page 13 (will PM you photo also). Son of H.G. DOWLING.  Marriage to Dorothy Olga noted as 15/7/1943 on page 30. Daughter born 2/11/1944 also named on page30.
DOWLING-MONTGOMERY Marriage Notice- SMH13SEP1943pg8
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/17881468?


More info:
Son of Walter Harrison DOWLING and Annetta Marion (ANGUS) was John Angus DOWLING (from death notice of Annetta Marion DOWLING-SMH 22FEB1964pg80)

John Angus DOWLING married Helen Alice HUNTER on 30th March 1948 Chatswood; NSW BDM Ref 9054/1948

DOWLING-HUNTER Engagement Notice SMH 9Aug1947pg40
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/27894735

DOWLING-HUNTER Marriage Notice SMH 1May1948 pg28
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18069916?

John Angus DOWLING born 25 Dec 1921, died 11 June 2005 age 83 at Kankinya Nursing Home Canberra ACT
Death Notice SMH and Canberra Times 13 Jun 2005

Kankinya Nursing Home may pass on your details to family members (his children etc) who may wish to make contact by PM

cheers :)
cupoflife

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Re: looking for walter
« Reply #29 on: Friday 21 December 12 15:30 GMT (UK) »
cop thanks for that have e-mailed Kankinya Nursing Home  to see if they hold any info

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Re: looking for walter
« Reply #30 on: Friday 21 December 12 21:07 GMT (UK) »
hi all

 can anyone find mabel e dowling was she a spinster ,did she get married have children?

 frances gilbert dowling did he marry?he was 27yrs old when killed in action

 you guys/lassies are just fantastic take a BOW.. googled walter e h dowling last night and look how far i have got to-day

                                                     thanks john dowling

 ps flipping raining again in scotland
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« Reply #31 on: Friday 21 December 12 22:20 GMT (UK) »
Francis Gilbert DOWLING stated he was single when he enlisted
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/NAAMedia/ShowImage.asp?B=3519079&S=1&T=R

You can search here for marriages in NSW
http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/Index/IndexingOrder.cgi/search?event=births
and Queensland
https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/BirIndexQry.m

This could be her

Australian Electoral Roll
1919
DOWLING Mabel Elizabeth  Nirreman, Wellington Road, South Brisbane  Home duties   [Her mother died at Wellington Rd]

1925, 1937, 1943
DOWLING Mabel Elizabeth St Helen's Hospital, Stanley Street, South Brisbane  Secretary

Hospital was established by 1911 in a former boarding house...google for info.

1949, 1954
DOWLING Mabel Elizabeth,  Pertle, Eagle Heights   No occupation

1958
DOWLING Mabel Elizabeth  321 Main Street, Kangaroo Point    No occupation

1963, 1968
DOWLING Mabel Elizabeth  260 Cliveden Avenue, Corinda  Home duties.
This is an address currently for an aged care facility including residential care.

In Queensland online death registrations only extend to 1964.

Cheers
Cando

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Re: looking for walter
« Reply #32 on: Friday 21 December 12 22:46 GMT (UK) »
can-do
         "YES YOU CAN"  i can lay to rest fgd & mable e dowling but i think its only the start ...

 to  all the lassies/guys [thought i would turn it] from Scotland i wish you all a very very merry xmas and a gid new year
                               all the best j.f.dowling

ps  ill be back [any more info on the aus..dowlings please please just tell me]
                         
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« Reply #33 on: Friday 21 December 12 23:41 GMT (UK) »
There is also a digitised service record  WW2 for Francis Harrison Gould on
(photo on page 13) http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/using/search/index.aspx  (well there are 2)

Date of birth 10 Oct 1918 , place of birth Brisbane, NOK Samuel Gould  Army No Q39190 and service number 414671  Pilot officer RAAF

Summary http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=R&veteranId=1048866


Francis Harrison Gould died in 2000 http://ryersonindex.net/search.php and can ask volunteers for a lookup.

In electoral roll 1943 Qld Lilley
   Gould Kathleen Jeannie Rosetta  3 Arran Ave Hamilton, HD
   Gould Samuel George 3 Arran Ave Hamilton, merchant
   Gould Francis Harrison 3 Arran Ave Hamilton, bank officer

regards,
   Ros

adding :
1963 Electoral Roll Coolangatta, Qld
   Gould Kathleen Jeannie Rosetta, 127 Old Burleigh Rd, Broadbeach, HD
   Gould Samuel George, 127 Old Burleigh Rd, Broadbeach, businessman
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Re: looking for walter
« Reply #34 on: Saturday 22 December 12 00:08 GMT (UK) »
hi again ros
         how is the old  hubby[ jamtarts]

every time i try these links   i type in the names that i am given .....no-records  just did the link you gave no joy must be a age thing
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Re: looking for walter
« Reply #35 on: Saturday 22 December 12 00:17 GMT (UK) »
Hi John, :)
  hubby good - especially as the jam tarts won! ;D

  The link should give you a page which has a button "begin your search" which you click.  A new page opens with a search box labelled "keywords" and you just type in ...
francis harrison gould

  Hope this helps

regards,
   Ros
(warm but overcast here)

 

 
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