Gowlland, John Thomas Ewing, 1838-1874

John T. Gowlland was born on 10 July 1838. He joined the navy in 1853 and served in the Crimean war. He later assisted with survey work in the Chincha Island group off Peru, Vancouver Island and Straits, and in determining the northern boundary of the USA. He was appointed to the Australian survey as chief assistant in 1865, and when Captain Sydney retired took command of the survey of the New South Wales coast. He commanded a relief expedition in 1872 to search for the brig "Maria" and rescued 34 survivors. In 1873 Gowlland was a Staff Commander in England 1873, but returned to Sydney the following year. He drowned in an accident while surveying Middle Harbour on 14 August 1874.

From the description of 3753 John T Gowlland Papers, 1872. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 755774798