HOSKING, Robert James
(Service number 26742)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 02/08/1891 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Schoolhouse, Addington | ||
| Occupation | Gasmeter mechanic | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs Marion CLEMENS (sister), 12 Percival Street, Sydenham, Christchurch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 13th Reinforcements, 2nd Battalion, F Company | ||
| Date | 15 November 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 13 September 1968 | Age | 77 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated Auckland | ||
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Biographical Notes
Robert James Hosking was the third son of Charles Thomas and Mary Jane (née Oates) Hosking. He married Rubina Walls in 1920.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 May 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 May 2019]
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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