Lt. T. Dowding Royal Marine Light Infantry (HMS Active),

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Lt. T. Dowding Royal Marine Light Infantry (HMS Active), present at Nyezane & the Siege of Eshowe (Alverstoke)
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"Captain. Dowding, T.W. Commanded the Royal Marines at the action of Nyezane; formed part of the garrison of Eshowe; afterwards joined Crealock’s Div. and advanced to Port Durnford (mentioned in despatches.) admiralty, November 18th, 1879. - Royal Marine Forces. - The Lords Commissioners o f the Admiralty have been pleased to promote Lieutenant T.W. Dowding, Royal Marine Light Infantry, to the rank of Cap tain, under the provisions of Section 6 o f Her Majesty’s Order in Council of January 15th, 1878, in special recognition of the services performed by him during the recent campaign in South Africa."

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St. Mark’s Churchyard, Gosport. (Memorial Inscription)Grave 41.

!I.L.M. of General Townley Ward DOWDING Royal Marines born April Ilth 1847 died September 4th 1927.
Also Florence Mary DOWDING born April 16th 1865 died March 28th 1930."
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