Life story: Harry James Dowland | Lives of the First World War

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1882

birth Pokesdown, Dorset United Kingdom Source:8627246 Source:8530256 30th April 1882

1882

sibling Henry C Dowland Source:8627211 1882

1887

sibling Elizabeth C Dowland Source:8627211 1887

1891

dates Age 7 Source:8627211 5th April 1891

1891

location Stanley Road, Pokesdown, Dorset United Kingdom parents address Source:8627211 5th April 1891

1897

service Royal Navy Boy 2nd Class (B2C) HMS Boscawen Source:8627246 15th October 1897 - 15th July 1898

1898

service Royal Navy Boy 1st Class (B1C) HMS Boscawen Source:8627246 16th July 1898 - 2nd November 1898

1898

service Royal Navy Boy 1st Class HMS Minotaur Source:8627246 3rd November 1898 - 14th February 1899

1899

service Royal Navy Boy 1st Class HMS Agincourt Source:8627246 15th February 1899 - 1st March 1899

1899

service Royal Navy Boy 1st Class HMS Australia Source:8627246 2nd March 1899 - 12th May 1899

1899

service Royal Navy Boy 1st Class HMS Volage Source:8627246 13th May 1899 - 30th October 1899

1899

service Royal Navy Boy 1st Class HMS Juno Source:8627246 31st October 1899 - 29th April 1900

1900

service Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman 196383 HMS Juno Source:8627246 30th April 1900 - 11th November 1901

1901

service Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman 196383 HMS Trafalgar Source:8627246 12th November 1901 - 29th August 1902

1902

service Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman 196383 HMS Royal Sovereign Source:8627246 30th August 1902 - 30th October 1902

1902

service Royal Navy Able Seaman 196383 HMS Royal Sovereign Source:8627246 31st October 1902 - 9th January 1903

1903

service Royal Navy Able Seaman 196383 HMS Duke of Wellington Source:8627246 10th January 1903 - 17th January 1903

1903

service Royal Navy Able Seaman 196383 HMS Vernon Source:8627246 18th January 1903 - 30th May 1903

1903

service Royal Navy Able Seaman 196383 HMS Excellent Source:8627246 31st May 1903 - 14th May 1904

1904

service Royal Navy Able Seaman 196383 HMS Firequeen Source:8627246 15th May 1904 - 30th September 1904

1904

service Royal Navy Able Seaman 196383 HMS Formidable Source:8627246 1st October 1904 - 1st October 1906

1906

service Royal Navy Able Seaman 196383 HMS Excellent Source:8627246 2nd October 1906 - 11th April 1907

1907

service Royal Navy Able Seaman 196383 HMS Diadem Source:8627246 12th April 1907 - 8th November 1907

1907

service Royal Navy Able Seaman 196383 HMS Excellent Source:8627246 9th November 1907 - 18th August 1908

1908

service Royal Navy Able Seaman 196383 HMS Forte Source:8627246 19th August 1908 - 11th April 1911

1911

location HMS Forte, Cape of Good Hope South Africa military residence address Source:8530256 April 1911

1911

service Royal Navy Able Seaman 196383 HMS Vindictive Source:8627246 12th April 1911 - 7th May 1911

1911

service Royal Navy Able Seaman 196383 HMS Excellent Source:8627246 8th May 1911 - 29th July 1911

1911

service Royal Navy Able Seaman 196383 HMS Victory Source:8627246 30th July 1911 - 20th September 1911

1912

marriage Selina M Smith Source:8639138 1912

1914

service Royal Navy Able Seaman 196383 HMS Europa Source:8627246 1st August 1914 - 28th May 1915

1915

service Royal Navy Able Seaman 196383 HMS Victory I Source:8627246 29th May 1915 - 5th June 1915

1915

service Royal Navy Able Seaman 196383 HMS Cormorant Source:8627246 6th June 1915 - 30th June 1915

1915

service Royal Navy Leading Seaman (Leading Boatswain) 196383 HMS Cormorant Source:8627246 1st July 1915 - 12th July 1915

1915

service Royal Navy Leading Seaman 196383 HMS Blenheim Source:8627246 13th July 1915 - 31st December 1916

1915

theatres Gallipoli :2b Source:8641123 13th July 1915 - January 1916

1915

children Charles James Dowland Source:8639138 17th July 1915

1917

service Royal Navy Leading Seaman 196383 HMS Victory I Source:8627246 1st January 1917 - 5th June 1919

1919

service Royal Navy Leading Seaman 196383 HMS President IV Newtown Source:8627246 6th June 1919 - 9th September 1919

1919

service Royal Navy Leading Seaman 196383 HMS President IV Londonderry Source:8627246 10th September 1919 - 31st December 1919

1920

service Royal Navy Leading Seaman 196383 HMS Colleen (Buncrana) Source:8627246 1st January 1920 - 16th November 1921

1921

service Royal Navy Leading Boatswain 196383 HMS Victory Eastbourne Source:8639119 17th November 1921 - 29th April 1922

1922

children Violet E M Dowland Source:8638788 1922

1939

employment Coastguard Station Officer H M Coastguard Southbourne, Bournemouth, Hampshire United Kingdom Source:8639138 29th September 1939

1939

location 1A, Coastguard Station, Southbourne, Bournemouth, Hampshire United Kingdom their own address Source:8639138 29th September 1939

1957

location 28 Cedar Avenue, Christchurch, Hampshire United Kingdom their own address Source:8632517 1957

1957

death Not War Related Park Prewett Hospital, Basingstoke, Hampshire United Kingdom Source:8632517 21st April 1957

Details

Names

Type	Name
First Names	Harry James
Initials	HJ
Last Name	Dowland
Source	8530255
First Names	Jim
Initials	J
Source	8627365

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date
1A, Coastguard Station, Southbourne, Bournemouth, Hampshire	United Kingdom	their own address	known 29th September 1939
28 Cedar Avenue, Christchurch, Hampshire	United Kingdom	their own address	known 1957
HMS Forte, Cape of Good Hope	South Africa	military residence address	known April 1911
Stanley Road, Pokesdown, Dorset	United Kingdom	parents address	known 5th April 1891

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Rank
Royal Navy		HMS Boscawen	Boy 2nd Class (B2C)
Royal Navy		HMS Boscawen	Boy 1st Class (B1C)
Royal Navy		HMS Minotaur	Boy 1st Class
Royal Navy		HMS Agincourt	Boy 1st Class
Royal Navy		HMS Australia	Boy 1st Class
Royal Navy		HMS Volage	Boy 1st Class
Royal Navy		HMS Juno	Boy 1st Class
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Juno	Ordinary Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Trafalgar	Ordinary Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Royal Sovereign	Ordinary Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Royal Sovereign	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Duke of Wellington	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Vernon	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Excellent	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Firequeen	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Formidable	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Excellent	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Diadem	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Excellent	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Forte	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Vindictive	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Excellent	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Victory	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Europa	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Cormorant	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Cormorant	Leading Seaman (Leading Boatswain)
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Blenheim	Leading Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Victory I	Leading Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS President IV Newtown	Leading Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS President IV Londonderry	Leading Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Victory I	Able Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Colleen (Buncrana)	Leading Seaman
Royal Navy	196383	HMS Victory Eastbourne	Leading Boatswain

Awards

Award	Type	Source
1914/15 Star	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Children

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Violet E M Dowland	daughter	1922
Charles James Dowland	son	17th July 1915

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Elizabeth C Dowland	mother
Henry C Dowland	father

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Henry C Dowland	brother	1882
Elizabeth C Dowland	sister	1887

Spouse

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Selina M Smith	wife	1912

Physical

Complexion	Eyes	Hair	Source
Fresh	Grey	Fair

Date	Height	Source
1911-08-23	5'2"

Media

Royal Navy Service Record 1897-1921

Harry James Dowland's naval service record 1897-1921. Original held at National Archives series ADM188.

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Dowland family photograph circa 1917

Photograph of Harry James Dowland, his wife Selina May and baby son Charles James. Photo taken circa 1917 by Hugh R Nichols, photographer of Ryde, Isle of Wight.

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Photograph of Harry James Dowland circa 1917

Photograph of Harry James Dowland cropped from photograph of Dowland family group.

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UK Naval Medal and Award Rolls for WW1

Entry for Harry James Dowland in the UK Naval Medal and Award Rolls for WW1.

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UK Naval Medal and Award Rolls 1793-1972

Record of Gunnery Medal awarded to Harry James Dowland in 1905 in the UK Naval Medal and Award Rolls 1793-1972.

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UK Naval Medal and Award Rolls 1793-1972

Record of Gunnery Medal awarded to Harry James Dowland in 1907 in the UK Naval Medal and Award Rolls 1793-1972.

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UK Naval Medal and Award Rolls 1793-1972

Record of Good Conduct Medal awarded to Harry James Dowland in 1915 in the UK Naval Medal and Award Rolls 1793-1972.

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England & Wales National Probate Calendar - 1957

Entry for Harry James Dowland in the England & Wales National Probate Calendar Index of Wills 1957 downloaded from the Ancestry.co.uk website.

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Philip6321
Royal Navy Service Records 1922

Harry James Dowland's naval service record 1922. Original held at National Archives series ADM188.

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1939 Register

Record for Harry J Dowland in the 1939 Register.

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1891 England Census Record

1891 census record containing details for household of Henry C and Elizabeth C Dowland in which their son Harry J Dowland was 7 years old.

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1911 England Census Record

Extract from 1911 census record for HMS Forte containing entry for Harry James Dowland.

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HMS Europa

Photograph of HMS Europa during WW1, on which Harry James Dowland served as able seaman and seaman gunner.

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HMS Blenheim

Photograph of HMS Blenheim during WW1 on which Harry James Dowland served as Leading Seaman.

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HMS Forte

Photograph of HMS Forte circa 1900, leaving Simons Town for West Africa. Harry James Dowland was an able seaman on HMS Forte at the time of the 1911 census.

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HMS Trafalgar

Photograph of HMS Trafalgar circa 1897, on which Harry James Dowland later served.

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HMS Australia

Photograph of HMS Australia visiting the United States in the 1890s, on which Harry James Dowland served.

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HMS Colleen

Photograph of HMS Royalist, which was renamed HMS Colleen in 1913 and transferred to the Irish Free State in 1923. Harry James Dowland served on HMS Colleen at Buncrana in County Donegal.

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Official Records

Title	Connected by	More information
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Michael40130
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	Philip6321
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Philip6321
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription	Philip6321
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	Philip6321
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	Philip6321

External Evidence

Reference	Connected by	More information
Royal Navy Ships of World War I	Philip6321

Multimedia

Title	Connected by	More information
Royal Navy Service Record 1897-1921	Philip6321
Dowland family photograph circa 1917	Philip6321
Photograph of Harry James Dowland circa 1917	Philip6321
UK Naval Medal and Award Rolls for WW1	Philip6321
UK Naval Medal and Award Rolls 1793-1972	Philip6321
UK Naval Medal and Award Rolls 1793-1972	Philip6321
UK Naval Medal and Award Rolls 1793-1972	Philip6321
England & Wales National Probate Calendar - 1957	Philip6321
Royal Navy Service Records 1922	Philip6321
1939 Register	Philip6321
1891 England Census Record	Philip6321
1911 England Census Record	Philip6321
HMS Europa	Philip6321
HMS Blenheim	Philip6321
HMS Forte	Philip6321
HMS Trafalgar	Philip6321
HMS Australia	Philip6321
HMS Colleen	Philip6321

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