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BOSHER, Harold George
| Service Number: | 1512 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 January 1915, Keswick South Australia Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Marryatville, South Australia, 12 August 1897 |
| Home Town: | Kensington Park, Burnside, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural Causes, South Australia, 19 February 1978, aged 80 years |
| Cemetery: |
Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick South Australia Australia | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1512, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1512, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 31 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Surname: BOSHER; Given Names: Harold George; Date of Birth: 12 August 1897; Date of Enlistment: 1 January 1915; Trade or Calling: Clerk; Birth Location: Kensington Park; Address prior to enlistment: Walsall St Kensington Park; Photograph sent by: Mrs Bosher (mother)
Source: State Records SA
Enlisted in January 1915 as the 27th Battalion was being raised, aged 17. He embarked with the Battalion on HMAT Geelong at Outer Harbour on the 31st May 1915. After undertaking training in Egypt he landed at ANZAC in September 1915 and served there until December 1915 when he was hospitalised.
Harold served with the 27th Battalion throughout the war. His conduct record suggests he was probably a rather willful young man, with numerous charges and summary punishments such as 'Field Punishment' and forfeiture of pay along the way. He was hospitalised on a number of occasions; he sustained frostbite in Egypt following his return from the Gallipooli Penisula, and a range of other ailments sommon to many of his colleagues.
1914/15 Star 6493
British War Medal 3159
Victory Medal 3132
Claimed his Gallipoli Medallion in 1967
Address 53 Delanger Avenue Nailsworth
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