Australian Defence Medal
Name: Reginald Winston Dowie
Service No: A13983
Unit: RAAF
Naming Details: Australian Defence Medal pantographed - A13983 R W DOWIE.
Additional Information
Record of Service:
Reginald Dowie was born on the 17th of February 1915 in Ipswich, Queensland. He was working as a Butter Maker when he enlisted in the Militia on the 16th of March 1942. He was allocated service number Q128156 and joined the 24th Field Company, RAE.
Reginald was with the 24th Field Company when they arrived at Milne Bay on the 11th of July 1942 (just prior to the Battle of Milne Bay). Apart from engineering construction projects they were heavily involved with defending the airstrips between the 25th of August and the 7th of September 1942.
On the 26th of September 1942, Reginald was evacuated, suffering from Malaria. On the 2nd of October 1943 he enlisted in the 2nd A.I.F and was allocated service number QX58429. He returned to Australia on the 18th of November 1943 and was discharged on the 4th of November 1944 (required for essential industries).
Post WW2, sometime in the 1950’s, Reginald joined the RAAF and was allocated service number A13983. He is noted on the 1958 Townsville Electoral Rolls as serving in the RAAF. He died on the 25th of April 1996 and his ADM was presented to his wife (Christina Daphane Dowie) in 2006
Notes:
Australian Defence Medal pantographed A13983 R W DOWIE.