BX December 19, 1916

Pte. C. Dowling Has the Fever

Suffering from a severe attack of pyrexia (fever) Private Charles Dowling of this city was admitted to No. 14 General Hospital, Wimereux, on Dec. 10, according to word received by his brother, Ald. J.S. Dowling.

Pte. Dowling, shortly after the outbreak of war, joined the G.G.B.G. in Toronto and went overseas with the 4th C.M.R. in the first contingent. Shortly after arriving in England he was badly injured in a motor accident, being unconscious for 14 hours. It took months to affect his recovery but the extreme care he received at the hospitals pulled him through.

After recovering he was placed on the staff and engaged in the transport of munitions in France. For nearly 15 months he was in this work without injury, and he then joined the flying corps at the front.

Pte. Charles Dowling is a director of the firm of J.S. Dowling and Co., brokers. He is a single man and a member of Zion Presbyterian Church.

BX January 31, 1917

Still in Hospital

Private Charles Dowling, who was reported recently as admitted to hospital with trench fever, is not fit to be discharged, according to word received here today. He is a son of Bryan Dowling and a brother of Ald. J.S. Dowling. Pte. Dowling enlisted in Toronto.

BX July 13, 1918

Ill in Hospital

Mr. J.S. Dowling has received word that his brother, Private Charles Dowling, who was severely wounded with the 4th C.M.R., last December, is ill in hospital in England.