Virtual War Memorial | Wilfred Stanley HOSKING DSO, MC, MID

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HOSKING, Wilfred Stanley

Service Number:	593
Enlisted:	22 November 1939, South Melb, VIC
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Parkside, SA, 7 September 1889
Home Town:	Fullarton, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Commercial Traveller
Died:	Illness, Australia, 9 April 1942, aged 52 years
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: LO, Road: 7S, Site No: 16
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rose Park Public School WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

31 May 1915:	Embarked Sergeant, 593, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
31 May 1915:	Involvement Sergeant, 593, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Major, 27th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

22 Nov 1939:	Enlisted South Melb, VIC

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