Regimental number | 3349 |
Place of birth | London, England |
School | Board School, London, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 19 |
Religion | Non-Conformist |
Occupation | Fruiterer |
Address | Fingal Road, Wynnum, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Violet Bosanquet, Florence Street, Wynnum, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served 4 years in the 4th Hussars, British Army. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 52nd Battalion 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/69/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3349A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 52nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Passed the NCO School as Sergeant before leaving Australia. Gassed at Ypres, 20 October 1916. Wounded in the neck by shrapnel, Somme sector, 5 April 1917. Died at Tidworth, Salisbury Plains, England, from a fatal skull fracture sustained 22 July 1918. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Tidworth, Wiltshire, England |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 37.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | Tidworth Military Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 288), North Tidworth, Wiltshire |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 154 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Harriet BOSANQUET; husband of Violet BOSANQUET, Pomona, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |