Regimental number | 2864 |
Place of birth | Narrandera, New South Wales |
Place of birth | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
School | Gong Gong State School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Tasma Estate, Muttama Siding via Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, J Hoskin, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Hermies, France |
Age at death | 18 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 24), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 85 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Kathrine HOSKIN, Narrandera, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: Cpl J.T.G. Hoskin, died of woundsBrother: Pte W.Hoskin, invalidedBrother: Pte A Hoskin, awarded Military Medal |