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HOSKING, Arnold Kingsley

Service Number:	305
Enlisted:	16 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	20th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Camden, New South Wales, Australia, 14 October 1891
Home Town:	Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Engineer
Died:	Killed In Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

16 Aug 1914:	Enlisted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 305, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Sydney, New South Wales
19 Aug 1914:	Involvement Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Corporal, 305, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
19 Aug 1914:	Embarked Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Corporal, 305, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne
4 Mar 1915:	Discharged Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Lance Sergeant, 305, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps
5 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Sydney, New South Wales
26 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
26 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1
16 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
1 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 20th Infantry Battalion
23 Jul 1916:	Honoured Military Cross, Battle for Pozières
20 Jul 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 20th Infantry Battalion
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Major, 20th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 20 Battalion awm_rank: Major awm_died_date: 1917-09-20

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