BOSLEY, Oswald Bainem
| Service Number: | 3148 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1917, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gawler, South Australia, 24 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Gawler, Gawler, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Gawler Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 April 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery Plot 1V, Row J, Grave 2 Chaplain Esperson officiated, Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gawler Baptist Church WW1 Honour Roll, Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor, Port Pirie Oval WW1 Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3148, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 23 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3148, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3148, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of John Henry Bainem Bosley and Frances Ann Elizabeth (nee Gatley) Bosley; brother of Elsei May Bosley, Thomas George Ernest Bosley who returned to Australia on 22 August 1919 having served with the 50th Battalion, Sarah Ann Jean Bosley, Minnie Louisa Bosley and Thomas Henry Rex
On 2 January 1914 Oswald married Rose Ellen Sheridan in the Gawler Registry Office. Father of Lawrece Oswald Bosley and Clemeth John Henry Bosley who both served during WW2. Rose later remarried and was know as Rose Turner of Glenelg
Prior to enlisting he was living at Saddleworth, SA
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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