Regimental number | 40951 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Naseby, Otago |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Architect |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, R Hosie, Kirkland Hill, Kaikorai, Dunedin |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for NZEF enlistment on account of defective eyesight) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Dunedin |
Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Ruapehu on |
Final rank | Corporal |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Passchendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XV, Row C, Grave No 13), nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Sarah Hosie, 'Tauranga', Wairoa St., Roslyn, Dunedin |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 14 March 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 21 May 1917, and marched into Sling Camp, and reverted to Temporary Corporal. Promoted Corporal, 25 June 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 9 August 1917, and posted to 10th Company. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 19 November 1917, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 13 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18049999 |