BOSMA, Henry John William
| Service Number: | 3210A |
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| Enlisted: | 16 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nieuwer-Amstel, Netherlands, 15 January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Navy School, Netherlands |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, Warloy, France, 25 August 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Plot VII, Row D, Grave No. 52 Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery ExtensionFrance, Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Warloy-Baillon, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 14 Sep 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3210A, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' |
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| 14 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3210A, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 25 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3210A, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3210A awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-25 |
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Given name Hendrik. Presumably anglicised at enlistment
Mention in Despatches
Conspicuous gallantry & valuable services rendered at Pozieres.'
Not awarded. Recommendation date: 24 August 1916
Appointed Lance Corporal, 8 August 1916.
Wounded at Pozieres, August 1916.
Awarded the Military Medal (www.awm.gov.au)
Service Number: 3210
Rank: Private
Unit: 10th Australian Infantry Battalion
Service: Army
Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918
Award: Military Medal
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 14 December 1916
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: Page 3380, position 21
Date of London Gazette: 21 September 1916
Location in London Gazette: Page 9204, position 18
Biography contributed by Woodville High School
Henry John William Bomsa (male) was born on the 15 of January 1981, his hometown was Niewuwer-Amstel, Netherlands. He attended Navy school in the Netherlands. Before the war he worked as a labourer. Bomsa was 5 '5 feet tall, he weighed 61 kilograms he had a fair complexion, grey eyes and brown hair.
Bomsa first enlisted for WW1, whilst living in Keswick, on the 16th July 1915. He embarked on the 14th of September 1915 and was a member of the 10th Infantry Battalion. He embarked on the HMAT Ballarat 14th September 1915.
He was wounded at Pozieres in August 1916 and was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field.
Bomsa tragically died from his wounds on the 25th of August 1916 at Special Hospital Worley France.
Bibliography
Vwma.org.au. (2024). Australian Soldiers, Memorials and Military History. [online] Available at: https://vwma.org.au/explore/projects/162308/edit [Accessed 4 Dec. 2024].
State Library of South Australia. (n.d.). AIF unit histories - First World War. [online] Available at: https://digital.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/nodes/view/2657.
CWGC (2021). Lance Corporal Henry John William Bosma | War Casualty Details 74072 | CWGC. [online] CWGC. Available at: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/74072/henry-john-william-bosma/ [Accessed 4 Dec. 2024].
John Bosma Family History & Historical Records - MyHeritage. (2019). MyHeritage. [online] doi: https://doi.org/1000000000.1733281145.1440.1140854913.13a9a610ce21f48d3191e1985503409b9219c170f3913974ae6e72317e00d476.
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