Alfred Henry Dowling

Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial

Regiment: Royal Engineers

Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945

Rank and number: Lieutenant 223464

Parents: Alfred Henry and Bridget Mary Dowling

Marital status: Single

Home address: 13 Elm Park, Filton, Bristol

Date of birth: 1911

Place of birth: Dover

Date of death: 16/09/1942

Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Sai Wan War Cemetery, Hong Kong. Not commemorated on a local memorial

Age: 31

Further information:

Alfred was born in Dover, the son of a Civil Servant and the youngest of four children with three older sisters.

Alfred served with the 35th Fortress Company, Royal Engineers. He was captured on 15th February 1942 during the Battle of Singapore (8–15 February 1942) which was a Japanese victory during which 5,000 allies were killed or wounded and 80,000 prisoners were taken. Alfred was held prisoner of war by the Japanese and died from dysentery in captivity at a POW camp on Formosa (Taiwan) where he was initially buried at Rinrakutomon Cemetery Takao. He was reburied after the war at Hong Kong in 1947.

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/