Dowe, Frederic John (Sergeant, b.1909 - d.1991) Accession Number: 3DRL/7713

Description

Collection relating to the Second World War services of Flying Officer 412926 Frederic John Dowe, RAAF, and Lieutenant Lloyd George Palmer, HMAS Armidale, 1942.

The collection consists of a single message written by Dowe and dropped to the survivors of the HMAS Armidale after it was sunk by Japanese aircraft on 1 December 1942. The message was collection by Palmer, and notes that their co-ordinates have been passed to a Corvette and rescue is imminent. They are wished good luck and a Merry Christmas and asked to write if they can - the names and addresses of the aircrew are written on the back.

Details

Accession Number
3DRL/7713
Maker
Flying Officer Frederic John Dowe
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Document
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM315 749/079/031
Copyright
Commonwealth of Australia copyright

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