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HOSKING, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4711 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 March 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sandhurst, Victoria, 17 July 1878 |
| Home Town: | Yarraville, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Maldon State School |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hawthorn Auburn Methodist Church Honour Roll WW1, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4711, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4711, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4711, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Mrs Elizabeth Jane Hosking, 8 Hamilton Street, Yarraville, Victoria
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