IdentifierUMA-ACE-19900145Extentnot specifiedLinear Meterage0.01Scope and ContentChiefly letters between Sergeant/Pilot Roy Wm. Dowling and his mother, Mrs. R.M. Dowling, written while he was abroad on active service until he was killed while on a navigational exercise in Britain on 12 February 1944. Included are a few letters to his aunt, Miss D. Oats, and letter from his commanding officer and Director of War Graves Registration following his death. Among the letters are Airgraphs and postcards. Also: death notice of Sydney Dowling; wedding invitation 1928; Elizabeth Oats' (Mrs. Dowling's) confirmation certificate, 1917.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest Access to RecordsRequest records from this Accession
Previous System ID1990.0145State of Listnot specifiedDescriptive NoteNo Finding Aid. Request all boxes
Dowling Family, [1990.0145] Papers of the Dowling Family (1917-1944), [UMA-ACE-19900145]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 12/02/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/69478
