Regimental number | 592 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Burra, South Australia |
School | Norwood Public School, Norwood, South Australia; Burra and Norwood Public Schools, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Woolbroker |
Address | Dudley Street, Semaphore, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs H D B Hosking, Dudley Street, Semphore, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Regimental Sergeant Major |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 34 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | La Plus Douva Farm Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 8), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Jonathan and Mary HOSKING; husband of Hilda HOSKING, 71 First Avenue, St. Peter's South Australia. Native of Burra, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: Major N I Hosking, R.C. D.S.O. 27th Battalion. |
Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, France, Belgium |