Sapper (WW1), 7 Air Vice Marshal (WW2) William Dowling Bostock, CB, DSO, OBE

Date of birth	1892-02-05	Sydney, NSW.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	1914-11-23	Joined AIF with 2nd Signal Troop.
Other	1915-04-25	Served at Gallipoli with 2nd Signal Troop.
Other units	1916-04	Transferred to ANZAC Mounted Division's Signal Squadron.
Date commissioned	1917-02	Comissioned into the Royal Flying Corps.
Date of discharge	1917-02	Discharged from AIF.
Other units	1917-08	Joined 48 Squadron on the Western Front.
Date of honour or award	1918	Belgian Croix de Guerre.
Date wounded	1918-03	Invalided to England in March 1918, and later transferred to the RAF.
Date of discharge	1919-10	Retired from RAF, and returned to Australia.
Other	1921-09-14	Appointed to RAAF on its formation.
Other	1930 - 1931	Director Training RAAF Headquarters.
Other units	1931-11-22	Appointed commanding officer 3rd Squadron RAAF.
Date promoted	1934	Promoted to wing commander.
Date of honour or award	1935-06-03	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
Other	1936 - 1938	On exchange with RAF.
Other	1938 - 1939	Appointed director of operations and intelligence RAAF Headquarters.
Other	1939 - 1942	Appointed deputy chief of Air Staff, RAAF.
Date promoted	1940-06	Promoted to temporary air commodore.
Date promoted	1941-10	Promoted to air vice marshal.
Date of honour or award	1942-01-01	Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB).
Other	1942-05-02	Became chief of staff to the American Allied Air Forces Commander, South Western Pacific Area.
Other	1942-08	Appointed air officer commanding RAAF Command, Allied Air Forces, South Western Pacific Area.
Date of honour or award	1946	American Medal of Freedom, Silver Palm.
Date of discharge	1946-04-19
Date of honour or award	1948-03-16	Distinguished Service Order (DSO).
Other	1949 - 1958	Member of the House of Representatives for Indi, Victoria.
Date of death	1968-04-28	Benalla, VIC.