BOSANQUET, Arthur George
| Service Numbers: | 3349A, 3349 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Wynnum, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Boarding School London |
| Occupation: | Fruiterer |
| Died: | Accidental (Injuries), United Kingdom, 22 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Tidworth Military Cemetery, England C 288, Tidworth Military Cemetery, Tidworth, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cooran and District Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3349A, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3349, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3349, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 22 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 3349A, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3349A awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-22 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Henry and Harriet BOSANQUET; husband of Violet BOSANQUET, Pomona, Queensland
Wounded in the neck by shrapnel, Somme sector, 5 April 1917. Died at Tidworth, Salisbury Plains, England, from a fatal skull fracture sustained 22 July 1918 in and accidental fall from a bicycle.
The sad news was received in Cooran on Thursday last that Corporal A. G. Bosanquet, who was wounded some short time ago (second occasion) had died of his wounds. He leaves a widow and three young children. The news was broken to the bereaved wife by Mr. H. Seitter, brother-in-law of the deceased soldier, who was well-known and highly respected in the Cooran and Pomona districts. His wife was formerly a Miss) Peterson, whose parents are old Mary River road and Tuchekoi residents.