| Regimental number | 2844 |
| Place of birth | Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| School | Bairnsdale State School, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Butcher |
| Address | Ligar Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 161 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Robert R Hosie, Ligar Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 12 months in the 13th Australian Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces, Bairnsdale, Victoria. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star of Victoria on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 15), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Emily HOSIE, Ligar Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 1948 Pte Russell William HOSIE, 60th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 5th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916. Transferred to 57th Bn, 17 February 1916; to 59th Bn, 15 March 1916. Detached to School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 29 April 1916; rejoined 59th Bn, Hog's Back, 11 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916. Handwritten note, Form B103: 'Presumed Buried In No Man's Land at approx 5J90.43 to 5K0.2.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HOSIE Gustave George
Red Cross file 1370701 |
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