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{{infobox soldier
| name           = Oliver John Dowell
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| image           = [[File:Dowell_Oliver_John.jpg|border|400px]]
 
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| caption         = "Australia's Fighting Sons of the Empire" p.141
| title          =
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| dateofbirth   = c1898
 
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| placeofbirth   = Canningdale, Western Australia
 
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| death           = 21 May 1975, aged 77
|  image        = [[File:Dowell_Oliver_John.jpg|border|400px]]
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| placeofdeath   = Victoria Park
| caption       = "Australia's Fighting Sons of the Empire" p.141
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| enlistmentage   = 19 years, 5 months
|   image2       =  
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| description   = 5'6½" (1.69m) tall; weight 140 lbs (63.5 kg); fair complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair
| caption2       =
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| height          = 5'6½" (1.69m)
 
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| weight          = 140 lbs
|headerstyle  = background:#ccf;
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| complexion      = fair
|labelstyle  = background:#ddf;
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| eyes            = blue
|datastyle    =
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| hair            = light brown
 
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| descriptionnote =
| header1  = Personal Information
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| occupation   = Orchardist
 
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| religion   = Church of England
|  label2  = Date of Birth
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| address   = Bedfordale, Western Australia
data2  = unknown
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| relation   = Father
 
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| nextofkin      = Mr Joseph Richard Dowell
|  label3  = Place of Birth
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| regnumber   = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=3518520 52052]
data3  = Canningdale, Western Australia
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| enlistmentdate = 8 Sep 1917
 
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| rank           = Lance Corporal
| label4  = Death
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| unit      = 1st General Service reinforcements allocated to 28th Battalion, transferred to 3rd Motor Transport Company.  
|  data4  = 21 May 1975, aged 77
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| embarkationdatefrom = 8 May 1918
 
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| embarkationdateto = 16 Jul 1918
|  label5  = Place of Death
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| shipembarked   = [[SS Port Darwin]]
data5  = Victoria Park
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| embarkedshipnote = Albany to Southampton
 
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| embarkationdatefrom2 =
|  label6  = Age at Enlistment
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| embarkationdateto2 =  
data6  = 19 years, 5 months
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| shipembarked2   =
 
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| embarkedshipnote2 =
|  label7  = Description
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| dateofreturnfrom = 18 Dec 1919  
data7  = 5'6½" (1.69m) tall; weight 140 lbs (63.5 kg); fair complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair
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| dateofreturnto = 28 Jan 1920
 
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| shipreturned    = [[SS Königin Luise]]
| label8  = Occupation
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| shipreturnednote =
|   data8  = orchardist
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| dateofreturnfrom2 =
 
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| dateofreturnto2 =  
| label9  = Religion
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| shipreturned2    =
data9  = Church of England
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| shipreturnednote2 =
 
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| fate1           = Returned to Australia
|  label10  = Address
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| fate2          =
data10  = Bedfordale, Western Australia
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| fate3          =
 
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| fate4          =
| label11 = Next of Kin
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| monument1   = [[Armadale War Memorial]]
|   data11 = Father  Mr Joseph Richard Dowell
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| monumentnote1  = (Bedfordale panel)
 
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| monument2   = [[Bedfordale Roll of Honour]]
| header12 = Military Information
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| monumentnote2  =
 
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| monument3   = [[Armadale and Districts Roll of Honour]]
|  label13 = Reg Number
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| monumentnote3  =
|  data13 = 52052
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| monument4   =
 
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| monumentnote4  =
label14 = Date of Enlistment
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| monument5   =
|  data14 = 8 Sep 1917
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| monumentnote5  =
 
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| monument6   =
| label15 = Rank
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| monumentnote6  =
|  data15 = Lance Corporal
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| monumentawm    =
 
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| monumentawmnote =
| label16 = Unit/Formation
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| monumentother  =
|  data16 = 1st General reinforcements allocated to 28th Battalion, transferred to 3rd Motor Transport Company.  
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| monumentothernote =
 
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| medal1   = [[British War Medal]]
| label17 = Date of Embarkation
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| medal2          = [[Victory Medal]]
|   data17 = 8 May 1918 - 16 Jul 1918
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| medal3          =
 
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| medal4          =
|  label18 = Ship Embarked On
 
data18 = [[SS Port Darwin]]
 
 
 
| label19 = Date of Return
 
data19 = 18 Dec 1919 - 28 Jan 1920
 
 
 
label20 = Ship Returned On
 
|   data20 = [[SS Konigen Luise]]
 
 
 
label21 = Fate
 
|   data21 = Returned to Australia
 
 
 
| label22 = Monument
 
data22 = [[Armadale (Bedfordale panel)]]<br />[[Bedfordale Honour Roll]]
 
 
 
| label23 = Medals
 
data23 = [[British War Medal]]<br />[[Victory Medal]]
 
 
 
 
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==War Service==
 
==War Service==
Training in Australia was general in nature before departing for England from Albany  ON arrival at Southampton, Oliver was sent to the 5th training Battalion at Fovant on 17 Aug 1918 for infantry training as he was allocated to the 28th Battalion.
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Training received in Australia was general in nature before Oliver departed on 8 May 1918 for England from Albany aboard [[SS Port Darwin]] as a temporary Lance Corporal. On arrival at Southampton on 16 Jul 1918, Oliver was sent to the [[5th Training Battalion]] at [[Fovant]] on 17 Aug 1918 for infantry training as he had been allocated to the 28th Battalion. He would have reverted to Private at this time.
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On 4 Oct 1918 he proceeded overseas to France via Dover to join the Australian Infantry Base Depot. Joined 28th Battalion on 11 Oct 1918 along with 84 others, a month before hostilities ceased.  
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On 4 Oct 1918 he proceeded overseas to France via Dover to join the Australian Infantry Base Depot. Oliver joined the [[28th Battalion]] on 11 Oct 1918 along with 84 others, after the Australian Infantry units had been withdrawn from the front lines for a rest a month before hostilities ceased. The battalion was in a rear rest area at Berteaucourt-les-Dames in Picardy some 25 km north west of Amiens.  
The battalion was in a rear rest area at Berteaucourt-les-Dames in Picardy some 25 km north west of Amiens.  
 
  
Detached to the Australian Motor Transport on 25 Mar 1919, he joined the 1st Australian Motor Transport Company on 8 Apr 1919, but was transferred to the 3rd Australian Motor Transport Company on 22 May 1919 and appointed temporary Driver on 2 Jun 1919. 
 
  
A fortnight later he marched out for England where he spent another 6 months before shipping out for Australia on the [[SS Konigen Luise]].
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Detached to the Australian Motor Transport on 25 Mar 1919, he was taken on strength by the [[1st Australian Mechanical Transport Company]] on 8 Apr 1919, but two days later he was seen by the [[2nd Field Ambulance]] and treated for influenza. Transferred to the 55th Casualty Clearing Station the same day, he returned to duty on 19 Apr 1919. Oliver was transferred to the [[3rd Australian Mechanical Transport Company]] on 22 May 1919 and appointed temporary Driver on 2 Jun 1919. A fortnight later on 15 Jun 1919 he marched out for England via Le Havre, where he went initially to the [[Sutton Veny]] camp before being released on leave.  Oliver was to spend a total of 6 months in England before shipping out for Australia on the [[SS Königin Luise]]. Following arrival in Fremantle, Oliver was discharged by the 5th Military District on 17 Mar 1920.   
Discharged 5th Military District 17 Mar 1920.   
 
  
  
  
 
==Post War==
 
==Post War==
While Oliver initially returned to Bedfordale to work on the orchard (1925 electoral roll), by 1931 he was a motor driver living in Keitley road Subiaco.
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While Oliver initially returned to Bedfordale to work on the orchard (1925 electoral roll), by 1931 he was a motor driver living in Keitley road Subiaco. In 1931 he married Grace Emily Alice Smith, and on 1 Jul 1932 a daughter arrived, followed by premature twin sons in June 1935.  
 
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In 1931 he married Grace Emily Alice Smith, and on 1 Jul 1932 a daughter arrived, followed by premature twin sons in June 1935.  
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In 1936 he was living at "Windsor" on Fairway in Nedlands employed as a gardener. The family remained there until after the end of WW2, when he and his wife Grace Emily Alice return to Bedfordale to again work on the orchard. The 1972 nominal roll has him still on Albany Highway in Bedfordale.  
In 1936 he was living at "Windsor" on Fairway in Nedlands and is a gardener, remaining there until after the end of WW2, when he and his wife Grace Emily Alice return to Bedfordale to again work on the orchard.
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Grace died on 3 Sep 1996 aged 90 in Como.
 
 
The 1972 nominal roll has him still on Albany Highway in Bedfordale.
 
 
 
Grace died 3 Sep 1996 aged 90 in Como.
 
 
   
 
   
 
==Notes==
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*[https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=82626 AIF Project]
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*[https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/explore/people/163609 RSL Memorial]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 01:50, 18 June 2021

Oliver John Dowell
Dowell Oliver John.jpg
"Australia's Fighting Sons of the Empire" p.141
Personal Information
Date of Birth c1898
Place of Birth Canningdale, Western Australia
Death 21 May 1975, aged 77
Place of Death Victoria Park
Age at Enlistment 19 years, 5 months
Description 5'6½" (1.69m) tall ; 140 lbs
63.503 kg
; fair complexion ; blue eyes ; light brown hair
Occupation Orchardist
Religion Church of England
Address Bedfordale, Western Australia
Next of Kin Father , Mr Joseph Richard Dowell
Military Information
Reg Number 52052
Date of Enlistment 8 Sep 1917
Rank Lance Corporal
Unit/Formation 1st General Service reinforcements allocated to 28th Battalion, transferred to 3rd Motor Transport Company.
Date of Embarkation 8 May 1918 ‒ 16 Jul 1918
Ship Embarked On SS Port Darwin Albany to Southampton
Date of Return 18 Dec 1919 ‒ 28 Jan 1920
Ship Returned On SS Königin Luise
Fate Returned to Australia
Monument Armadale War Memorial (Bedfordale panel)
Bedfordale Roll of Honour
Armadale and Districts Roll of Honour
Medals British War Medal
Victory Medal



Pre War

War Service

Training received in Australia was general in nature before Oliver departed on 8 May 1918 for England from Albany aboard SS Port Darwin as a temporary Lance Corporal. On arrival at Southampton on 16 Jul 1918, Oliver was sent to the 5th Training Battalion at Fovant on 17 Aug 1918 for infantry training as he had been allocated to the 28th Battalion. He would have reverted to Private at this time.


On 4 Oct 1918 he proceeded overseas to France via Dover to join the Australian Infantry Base Depot. Oliver joined the 28th Battalion on 11 Oct 1918 along with 84 others, after the Australian Infantry units had been withdrawn from the front lines for a rest a month before hostilities ceased. The battalion was in a rear rest area at Berteaucourt-les-Dames in Picardy some 25 km north west of Amiens.


Detached to the Australian Motor Transport on 25 Mar 1919, he was taken on strength by the 1st Australian Mechanical Transport Company on 8 Apr 1919, but two days later he was seen by the 2nd Field Ambulance and treated for influenza. Transferred to the 55th Casualty Clearing Station the same day, he returned to duty on 19 Apr 1919. Oliver was transferred to the 3rd Australian Mechanical Transport Company on 22 May 1919 and appointed temporary Driver on 2 Jun 1919. A fortnight later on 15 Jun 1919 he marched out for England via Le Havre, where he went initially to the Sutton Veny camp before being released on leave. Oliver was to spend a total of 6 months in England before shipping out for Australia on the SS Königin Luise. Following arrival in Fremantle, Oliver was discharged by the 5th Military District on 17 Mar 1920.


Post War

While Oliver initially returned to Bedfordale to work on the orchard (1925 electoral roll), by 1931 he was a motor driver living in Keitley road Subiaco. In 1931 he married Grace Emily Alice Smith, and on 1 Jul 1932 a daughter arrived, followed by premature twin sons in June 1935.


In 1936 he was living at "Windsor" on Fairway in Nedlands employed as a gardener. The family remained there until after the end of WW2, when he and his wife Grace Emily Alice return to Bedfordale to again work on the orchard. The 1972 nominal roll has him still on Albany Highway in Bedfordale. Grace died on 3 Sep 1996 aged 90 in Como.

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