| Regimental number | 592 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Burra, South Australia |
| School | Norwood Public School, Norwood, South Australia; Burra and Norwood Public Schools, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Woolbroker |
| Address | Dudley Street, Semaphore, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 33 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs H D B Hosking, Dudley Street, Semphore, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Regimental Sergeant Major |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
| Age at death | 34 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
| Place of burial | La Plus Douva Farm Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 8), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Jonathan and Mary HOSKING; husband of Hilda HOSKING, 71 First Avenue, St. Peter's South Australia. Native of Burra, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Major N I Hosking, R.C. D.S.O. 27th Battalion. |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, France, Belgium |