We remember Henry Charles Walter Hoskyns

We remember Henry Charles Walter Hoskyns

Timeline

Timeline

1875
birth St Ives, Hunts United Kingdom Source:6162919 Source:6162228 28th June 1875
1898
service British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment Source:6162919 21st September 1898 - 11th June 1900
1900
service British Army Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment Source:6162919 11th June 1900 - 22nd December 1905
1905
service British Army Captain Lincolnshire Regiment Source:6162919 22nd December 1905 - September 1915
1914
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:6162919 19th October 1914
1915
awards Distinguished Service Order (DSO) British Award/Decoration Source:6162919 16th February 1915
1915
service British Army Major Lincolnshire Regiment Source:6162919 September 1915
1915
death Killed in Action Killed at the Battle of Loos leading his men into action. Source:7442951 Source:6162228 25th September 1915
burial Ploegsteert Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Hainaut Belgium Source:7442951

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Henry Charles Walter
Initials HCW
Last Name Hoskyns,
Source 7442951
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Lincolnshire Regiment Second Lieutenant
British Army Lincolnshire Regiment Lieutenant
British Army Lincolnshire Regiment Captain
British Army Lincolnshire Regiment Major
Awards
AwardTypeSource
DSO British Award/Decoration
Distinguished Service Order (DSO) British Award/Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Rev. Charles Hoskyns father
Elizabeth Annie Thimbeley mother

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England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Pamela6304
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Pamela6304
De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Transcription Pamela6304
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

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