William Dowling
Private, 32nd Regiment (Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry)
- Register No.
- 343 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 32nd Regiment (Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry) (register: 32nd Regiment of Foot) all 32nd Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 4 July 1857, 27 September 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 21st November 1859 on this day → all of 1859 →
- Born
- in 1825 at Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
- Died
- 17th February, 1887 at Liverpool Lancashire
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 4th July 1857 at Lucknow, India, Private Dowling went out with two other men and spiked the enemy's guns and killed a Subadar of the enemy by one of the guns. On 9th July he again went out, with three men to spike one the enemy's guns, but had to retire as the spike was too small. He was, however, exposed to the same dangers. Also on 27th September he spiked an 18-pounder gun during a sortie, under very heavy fire
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
DOWLING, William. (reg No. 343).
Private. 32nd Regiment (Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry).
London Gazetted on 21st November 1859.
Born on in 1825 at Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Died on 17th February, 1887 at Liverpool Lancashire.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 4th July 1857 at Lucknow, India, Private Dowling went out with two other men and spiked the enemy's guns and killed a Subadar of the enemy by one of the guns. On 9th July he again went out, with three men to spike one the enemy's guns, but had to retire as the spike was too small. He was, however, exposed to the same dangers. Also on 27th September he spiked an 18-pounder gun during a sortie, under very heavy fire.
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