JOSLING, Albert David Oswald
(Service number 47150)
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Birth
| Date | 5 May 1894 | Place of Birth | Waitohi Flat |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Ploughman | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
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Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Death
| Date | 30 April 1968 | Age | 73 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Albert David Oswald Josling, perhaps known as Oswald, was the older son of Albert Steele and Esther (née Young) Josling. He and his brother were educated at Temuka School. He was drawn in the first military service ballot for No. 10 (South Canterbury) recruiting district in November 1916. His younger brother, John Tasman Josling known as Tasman, was called up in 1918. Albert married Dorothy May Unwin in 1929.
Sources
NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [08 September 2019]; School admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG); Timaru Herald, 25 November 1916 (Papers Past) [15 October 2015]
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