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Oswald Bainem BOSLEY

Regimental number3148
Place of birthGawler, South Australia
SchoolGawler Public School, South Australia
ReligionBaptist
OccupationLabourer
AddressGawler, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinWife, Mrs Rose Bosley, Saddleworth, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name43rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/60/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 23 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 6 April 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death6 April 1918
Age at death23
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot IV, Row J, Grave No. 2), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
136
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2024 Pte George Ernest BOSLEY, 50th Bn, returned to Australia, 22 August 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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