Biography of Private John Albert Victor Bosley, (1222)
D Company 39th Battalion, 3rd Australian Division, Australian Imperial Force
Died 4th October 1917
under Construction
Birth
Name:
John Albert Victor Bosley
Date of birth:
1896
Place of Birth:
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Date of Birth registration:
Jan – Mar 1896
Place of Birth Registration:
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Occupation:
Marriage
No marriage for John has been found and because of his age we can assume that he never had the opportunity to marry.
Family
Father’s Name:
Henry Bosley
Father’s DOB:
1868
Father’s Place of Birth:
Canada
Father’s Occupation:
Railway Porter
Mother’s Name:
Ellen Louisa Martin
Mother’s DOB:
1875
Mothers POB:
Bangalore, Madras, India
Mother’s Occupation:
Their Marriage:
1895 Sheppey District
Siblings: (Name), (DOB), (POB)
Thomas Henry Bosley, 1893, Sheernes (Half brother)
John Albert Victor Bosley, 1896, Bourne
Victoria Winifred Naomi Bosley, 1897, Spalding
Wilfred Herbert Henry Bosley, 1899, Spalding
James Edward Martin Bosley, 1906, Bourne
1901 Census:
John is living with his parents in Spalding, Lincolnshire
1911 Census:
John is living with his mother in Hereford Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire. The census gives him an age of 15 and he is listed as a butcher errand boy.
Relatives in services:
Newspaper Mentions
Military Records
Attestation Papers:
Available
WW1 Soldier’s Records:
Available
Soldier’s Died In The Great War:
None found
Pension Records:
Not yet available
Medals
Medal Card Index:
John’s medal card index states that he was eligible for the following medals:-
The British Medal
The Victory Medal
The 1914/15 Star
Memorials
UK:Bourne, Roll of Honour in Bourne Abbey Church
Bourne War Memorial in the Memorial Gardens
Commonwealth War Graves Commission:
In memory of Private John Albert Victor Bosley, 1222, 39th Bn, Australian Infantry, A.I.F, who died on 4 October 1917 Age 21
Son of Ellen Louisa Pick (formerly Bosley) of Bank Cottage, Eastgate, Bourne, Lincs and late Henry Bosley.
Remembered with honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
More information:
Military Service Timeline:
Enlisted Victoria, Australia, 23rd March 1916
27th May 1916 embarked in Melbourne on “Ascanius” to England
23rd November 1916 embarked to France from Southampton
This is ongoing research and will be posted when completed.