Regimental number | 2340 |
Place of birth | Ballarat East, Victoria |
School | Queen Street State School, Ballarat East, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Japanner |
Address | 16 Drummond Street, South Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Brother, Richard Hosking, D. Sc., Duntroon Military College, Canberra, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Herbert |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Age at death | 30 |
Place of burial | Ration Farm Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 3), La Chapelle, D'Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 96 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Martin and Sarah HOSKING. Native of Ballarat, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 1959 Pte John Bruce HOSKING, 21st Bn, died of wounds, 22 July 1917. |