The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Hosking
- First Name:
- Aubrey
- Nick Name:
- Aub
- Rank:
- Lance Corporal
- Regimental #:
- WX10097
- Classification:
- Signaller
- Company:
- Headquarters Company, No. 1 Platoon.
- Enlisted:
- 13.12.1940
- Discharged:
- 7.02.1946
- DOB:
- 24.02.1919
- Place of Birth:
- South Perth, Western Australia
- Father's Name:
- Edward Hosking
- Mothers's Name:
- Violet Louisa Hosking
- Religion:
- Church of England
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Clerk at the Crown Law Court
- Singapore:
- Selarang Barracks Changi (clerical); Garden Control Party; Levelling Party Changi Aerodrome; A.H.G. Roberts Barracks Changi; Convalescent Depot; Changi Gaol Camp
- Return Details 1945:
- Singapore-Labuan by aircraft (malaria); Morotai (3 weeks)-Balikapan 2/2 H.M. Australian Hospital Ship Wanganella; Brisbane-Sydney-Melbourne-Perth by troop train.
General Description
Aub Hosking, Vern Hoppe, Billy Grundy, Harold Eastwood, Ted Cosson and Harry Pickett.
Hosking was wounded in action at Ulu Pandan on 12/2/1942 and admitted to 2/13th Australian General Hospital. Following an operation he lost 5″ of tibia and it was 12 months before he could walk. Japanese gave him a ‘B’ Class Medical Certificate, the second highest classification for the medically unfit.
Remaining in Singapore throughout the war, Hosking was seconded to work with Garden Control Party and Levelling Party Changi Aerodrome.
Aub Hosking was recovered from Changi 4 September 1945.
Aubrey passed away aged 86, August 1 2005, at Bermagui, NSW.
Camp Locations:
- Changi Aerodrome - Singapore
- Changi Gaol Camp - Singapore
- Roberts Barracks Changi - Singapore
- Selarang Barracks Changi - Singapore
