Henry George HOSFORD

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Service Number:	2434
Enlisted:	12 April 1916, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Georgetown, Queensland, Australia, 8 October 1891
Home Town:	Georgetown, Etheridge, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Georgetown Etheridge War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

12 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2434, 47th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland.
19 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2434, 47th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: ''
19 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2434, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane

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