Gustave George (Gus) HOSIE

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HOSIE, Gustave George

Service Number:	2844
Enlisted:	22 June 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria
Schooling:	Bairnsdale State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

22 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2844, Depot Battalion , Melbourne, Victoria
10 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2844, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
10 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2844, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2844, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2844 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

His brother 1948 Pte. Russell William Hosie 60th Battalion AIF was also killed in action at Fromelles 19 July, 1916. Age 28.

Gustave (Gus) was born in Bairnsdale, attended school there and worked as a butcher when he enlisted, he was 25 years old when killed at Fromelles, and is remembered at the VC Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial.

Little is known of how Gus died, he was "missing" for over 12 months until a Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced his fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916.

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