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HOSKING, William Charles
(Service number 6/3046)

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Birth

Date 11 February 1885 Place of Birth Waimate

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation Farm labourer
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Marital Status Married
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Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

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Discharge

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Post-war Occupations

Labourer

Death

Date 2 December 1945 Age 60 years
Place of Death Waimate
Cause
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Memorial or Cemetery Waimate Cemetery
Memorial Reference Plot 5
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

William Charles Hosking was the oldest son of Charles Thomas and Mary Jane (née Oates) Hosking. He married Alice Jane Attewell in 1915. William was drawn in the 7th ballot in 1917.

Sources

NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 May 2019]; Waimate Cemetery record [13 May 2019]; Waimate Daily Advertiser, 9 May 1917 (Papers Past) [29 April 2018]

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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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