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William Hosie

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Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Flanders, Belgium.

Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Flanders, Belgium.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William AWMM
  • Surname
    Hosie AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 1769 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Timaru, Canterbury Peter Dennis, UNSW
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 G. Hosie (father), Timaru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWI AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 1769 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    Military Medal (MM) AWMM
    11 October 1917 AWMM
    Valuable services as Intelligence Non Commissioned Officer in establishing communications under heavy fire.(East of Ypres). Not awarded. AWMM

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 13 January 1915 Peter Dennis, UNSW
    Age 26 AWMM
    Labourer/Civilian Peter Dennis, UNSW
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Born and raised in Timaru. Public source. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    28 October 1917 Peter Dennis, UNSW
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Special Memorial No. 25, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Belgium AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Panel 47, Australian War Memorial, Canberra AWMM

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29 June 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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