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We remember Donald Peter Brown Hosie
We remember Donald Peter Brown Hosie
Timeline
Timeline
1895
1916
enlistment
Dunedin
New Zealand
Source:7975552
16th November 1916
1917
dates
Age 22
Source:7975552
12th October 1917
employment
Apprentice Architect
Kirkland Hill Architects
Dunedin
New Zealand
Source:7975552
service
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
40951
Otago Infantry Regiment
2nd Battalion
Source:7975552
service
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Corporal
40951
Otago Infantry Regiment
2nd Battalion
Source:7975552
theatres
France & Belgium: 1a
Source:7975552
1917
death
Killed in Action
Corporal Hosie was killed in action on 12th October 1917
which is regarded as NZs 'blackest day' when NZ took 3545 casualties in one day at Passenchdaele, Belgium.
Passchendaele
Belgium
Source:7975552
12th October 1917
burial
Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
XV. C. 13.
Source:7975552
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Donald Peter Brown |
| Initials | DPB |
| Last Name | Hosie |
| Source | 7975552 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Expeditionary Force | 40951 | Otago Infantry Regiment | 2nd Battalion | ||
| New Zealand Expeditionary Force | 40951 | Otago Infantry Regiment | 2nd Battalion | Corporal |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hosie | mother | ||
| Robert Hosie | father |
Religion
| Date | Religion | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian - inc Church of Scotland |
Media
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War Memorial Naseby, Central Otago NZName of Corporal Donald Peter Brown Hosie is on this memorial.
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Passchendaele Battlefield, BelgiumThe fiasco that was Passenchaedale 12th October 1917.Contributed by:
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Roll of Honour Naseby War MemorialName of Corporal Donald Peter Brown Hosie shown on the Roll of HonourContributed by:
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Roll of Honour Naseby War MemorialName of Corporal Donald Peter Brown Hosie is on the Roll of HonourContributed by:
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Communities
Communities
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Online Cenotaph: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
No external evidence
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| War Memorial Naseby, Central Otago NZ | Gerald98528 | |
| Passchendaele Battlefield, Belgium | Gerald98528 | |
| Roll of Honour Naseby War Memorial | Gerald98528 | |
| Roll of Honour Naseby War Memorial | Gerald98528 |
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