Henry John William BOSMA MM

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BOSMA, Henry John William

Service Number:	3210A
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
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: ''
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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Biography

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

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