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Donald Peter Brown Hosie

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Hosier. "As he appears - all blue pencil - The Censor - As he really is a little man admidst tones of letters." Our grins : just a souvenir of the 23rds. As transport no. 79 the "Ruapehu", together with the "Corinthic" no. 80, carried the 23rd Reinforcements, departing New Zealand 14 March 1917 and arriving Devonport, England 21 May 1917. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira. PH-ALB-418 H901 D526.2 OUR. No known copyright restrictions.

Hosier. "As he appears - all blue pencil - The Censor - As he really is a little man admidst tones o …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Donald Peter Brown AWMM
  • Surname
    Hosie AWMM
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  • Service number
    WWI 40951 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    23 March 1895 AWMM Naseby, Otago AWMM
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  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    R. Hosie (father), Kirkland Hill, Kaikorai, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 March 1917 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1917 Passchendaele AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 40951 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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    WW1 Unknown AWMM Architect/Civilian AWMM
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Medical history

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    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

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  • Donald Hosie was the son of Robert and Sarah Hosie, of "Tauranga," Wairoa St., Roslyn, Dunedin, New Zealand.

    Sketched the cartoons in Our grins : just a souvenir of the 23rds. As transport no. 79 the "Ruapehu", together with the "Corinthic" no. 80, carried the 23rd Reinforcements, departing New Zealand 14 March 1917 and arriving Devonport, England 21 May 1917. O.C. Troops was Capt. J.C. McCarthy and Ship's Master A.W. McKellar. Magazine of troops on board H.M.N.Z.T. No. 79, 'Ruapai'. D526.2 AWMM
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Death

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    12 October 1917 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Ypres, Belgium AWMM
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    Killed in Action AWMM
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    Passchendaele New British Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM XV. C. 13. AWMM
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  • My Grandfather Robert Alexander Hosie a modeler/artist/sculptor Had erected a memorial on the Otago Penisular dedicated a figure of a soldier to those of the WW1 and there is a freize in settlers museum dedicated to public service that served. Donald Peter Brown Hosie was Roberts brother
    Public - Robert James - Direct descendant - 26 March 2020
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26 March 2020Robert JamesSaratoga NSW AustraliaDirect descendant
09 October 2017JeniferWairarapaResearcher

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