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HOSKINS, Henry Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 597 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Farmer/Clerk |
| Died: | Drowned, At sea (off Brisbane, Queensland, Australia), 26 October 1919 |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Flinders WWI War Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 597, Mining Corps | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 597, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 597, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 597, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 597, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 597, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Embarked Alexandria, Egypt per HMAT Ansonia. Proceeded via Malta, for Marseilles, France, disembarked 5 May, 1916. | |
| 30 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 597, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Gassed (mustard). 132nd Field Ambulance to 50th Casualty Clearing Station 1/2 Oct, Ambulance Train No.19 to 74th General Hospital, Tronville | |
| 10 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 597, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Embarked Liverpool per HT Nestor. Disembarked Melbourne 2 July 1919. | |
| 24 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 597, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
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