William James HOSE MM

HOSE, William James

    Service Numbers: 461, 461A
    Enlisted: 12 July 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 3rd Machine Gun Battalion
    Born: Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 12 July 1893
    Home Town: Pomona, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Stockman
    Died: Queensland, Australia, 25 February 1973, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Tewantin Cemetery, Qld
    Wall 1, Row J Commemorated with a plaque in the QLD Garden of Remembrance
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    World War 1 Service

    12 Jul 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 461, 3rd Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
    25 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 461, 3rd Machine Gun Company, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
    25 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 461, 3rd Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
    13 Feb 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, In France
    24 Jul 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Letter A added to service number now 461A
    19 Jun 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, In France
    15 Sep 1918: Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads: For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During the offensive east of Hamel on the morning of the 8th August 1918, this N.C.O. was in charge of the pack animals attached to "C" Battery. About forty minutes after Zero when the guns were to go forward, he had great difficulty in getting his mules up to the guns, owing to shell fire and casualties to his drivers. The mules became demoralised by the heavy shelling. Notwithstanding this, by his indomitable pluck and perseverance, he got the guns forward. his actions in tenaciously sticking to his task under such adverse circumstances set his follows a splendid example and was most praiseworthy. London Gazette on 24 January 1919, page 1252, position 20 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 May 1919, page 896, position 145
    1 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 461A, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to bronchitis

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of John Hose and Mary Anne Hose nee Lane of Pomona, QLD

    Commenced return to Australia on 24 January 1919 aboard HT Delta disembarking on 18 March 1919

    Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    On 14 July 1919 William was awarded the French

    Medal of Honour with Swords, Bronze

    On 11 January 1922 William married Mary Teresa Neeb in QLD

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