Corporal

William Willoughby Hoskins

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Albert and Mary Ann Hoskins, of 363, Childers Rd., Gisborne, New Zealand. Native of Winchester, Canterbury, New Zealand. Also served in Gallipoli and Egypt.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/2670
Name:
William Willoughby Hoskins
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
A. Hoskins (father), Winchester, South Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Winchester, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
01 May 1918
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. D. 31.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William Willoughby Hoskins
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