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