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HOSKING, Walter Willoughby
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 592, Commissioned Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1915, C Company (original) |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burra, South Australia, 25 September 1881 |
| Home Town: | Semaphore, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Burra Public School, Norwood Public School |
| Occupation: | Wool Broker |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Messines, Belgium, 4 July 1916, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, Wallonie, Belgium Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 8 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Norwood War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Regimental Sergeant Major, 592, 27th Infantry Battalion, C Company (original) | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Regimental Sergeant Major, 592, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-07-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Heather Ernszt
Son of Jonathan Hosking and Mary White
Brother of Edwin, Herbert, Marian, Arthur, Spencer, Millicent,and Wilfred
Husband of Hilda Daisy Bray Treleavan
Father of Margaret and Aileen
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