William F DOWLING

1888 -

• Name	William F DOWLING  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	1888	Offaly (King's), Ireland   [5, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	Carrick-on-Shannon, Leitrim, Ireland   [7]
  	Ord Surveyor Sapper
  Departure	Abt 10 Dec 1912	South Africa   [5]
  Arrival	21 Dec 1912	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [5]
  RE1914	1 Jan 1914	Chwilog, Carnarvon, Wales   [6]
  	18880, LCpl, 10th Division, Shrewsbury
  _MILT	5 Aug 1914	Africa   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Corporal, Royal Engineer attached Nigerian Regiment
  1921 Census	1921	35, King Edward Road, Coventry, Warwickshire, England   [8]
  	Teacher
  OS People	RE
  Reference Number	7976
  Person ID	I7976	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family	Margaret CREEGAN,   b. 1891, Chester, Cheshire, England
  Marriage	Jul 1915	Atcham, Shropshire, United Kingdom   [9]
  Children	1. Ambrose Francis DOWLING   2. Gerald Hugh DOWLING
  Family ID	F7809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

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