HOSKING, Leslie Gordon
| Service Number: | 192 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Helena Vale (Helena Valley), Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balaklava, South Australia, 11 April 1891 |
| Home Town: | Yacka, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 July 1915, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Yacka WWI Honour Board, Yacka War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Helena Vale (Helena Valley), Western Australia | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 192, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 192, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
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"LATE PTE. LESLIE G. HOSKING.
The late Pte. Leslie Gordon Hosking was the third son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hosking, of Yacka. He was born at Balaklava on April 11, 1891. In September, 1914, he left Western Australia with the 1st Contingent, and, after spending several months in Egypt in strenuous training, proceeded to Gallipoli Per insula, where he landed, with the famous 3rd Brigade. He went through some of the most dangerous fighting for three months without receiving a wound, but on July 26 he was shot in the head, and died while being taken by transport to hospital. He was buried at sea." - from the Adelaide Register 12 Aug 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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