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HOSKING, Atholwood Avondale
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7023 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 September 1916, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Waukaringa, South Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Eaglehawk State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith's labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Eaglehawk St Peter's Honour Roll, Eaglehawk Uniting Church Honour Board and Memorial Windows, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7023, 6th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 7023, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 7023, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 2 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 38th Infantry Battalion, Belgium | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 7023, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7023 awm_unit: 38th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7023, 38th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Commemorated in Eaglehawk Cemetery, Victoria.
Parents: James (d. 28 October 1933, aged 78; bu. Eaglehawk Cemetery) and Margaret Jane (d. 2 October 1935, aged 75; bu. Eaglehawk Cemetery) HOSKING
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