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We remember Charles Popplestone Hosking
We remember Charles Popplestone Hosking
Timeline
Timeline
1896
birth
Source:9389701
1896
1917
hospitalisation
Wounded in action, died of wounds 3 days later.
Hospital/Institution
Source:9025381
13th July 1917 - 16th July 1917
1917
dates
Age 21
Source:9389701
16th July 1917
service
British Army
Private
Spts/2666
Royal Fusiliers
Source:1969004
service
British Army
Lance Corporal
Spts/2666
Royal Fusiliers
24th Battalion- attached to 5th Trench Mortar Battery
Source:9025381
service
British Army
Corporal
2666
Royal Fusiliers
24th Battalion attached 5th Trench Mortar Battery
Source:9389701
1917
death
Died of wounds
Died of wounds received 3 days before- see previous image
France
Source:9025381
16th July 1917
burial
Pas de Calais
France
VI. F. 48.
Source:9389701
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Charles Popplestone |
| Initials | CP |
| Last Name | Hosking |
| Source | 9389701 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Spts/2666 | Royal Fusiliers | Private | ||
| British Army | Spts/2666 | Royal Fusiliers | 24th Battalion- attached to 5th Trench Mortar Battery | Lance Corporal | |
| British Army | 2666 | Royal Fusiliers | 24th Battalion attached 5th Trench Mortar Battery | Corporal |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| J P Hosking | father |
Media
Media
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War diary entry about his deathDied of wounds received 3 days before- see previous imageContributed by:
Edwin110085
Communities
Communities
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Yvonne27542 |
No external evidence
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| War diary entry about him being wounded | Edwin110085 | |
| War diary entry about his death | Edwin110085 |
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