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HOSIE, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1769 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Timaru, New Zealand, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 28 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Special Memorial 25. Headstone reads: Their Glory shall not be blotted out |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1769, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1769, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1769, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 22 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1769, 6th Infantry Battalion, Head wound | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 65th Infantry Battalion, From 6th Battalion. In England | |
| 28 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 66th Infantry Battalion, At Windmill Hill | |
| 26 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Oct 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 1769, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1769 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-28 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Hosie of Wilson Street, Timaru, NZ.
While living in NZ he was a member of the Timaru Rifle Club for two years
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal