| Place | Africa: Namibia |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 3DRL/7713 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Document |
| Maker |
Dowe, Frederic John |
| Place made | At sea |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 749/079/031 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Dowe, Frederic John (Sergeant, b.1909 - d.1991)
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.