Date of birth:

January 15th, 1891 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)

Date of death:

August 25th, 1916 (Warloy/Somme, France)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Cemetery Warloy-Baillon
Plot: VII. Row: D. Grave: 52.

Nationality:

Australian

Henry John William Bosma was born in the Netherlands and left Hr. Ms. De Rijter when is was in Australia. During the First World War he served at the Western Front.

Career:
?: Koninklijke Marine;
?: Pantserschip Hr. Ms De Ruijter;
juli 1915: First Australian Imperial Force.

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Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Rank:

Private

Unit:

10th Battalion, 3rd Australian Infantry Brigade, 1st Australian Division, Australian Army

Recommendation:
"On 25th July, on the occasion of the capture of Poziéres, an attack was made by the enemy on a trench occupied by a Lewis M.G. in which Pte Bosma was working. The attack was repulsed but a sniper was left behind and accounted for 7 of our men, prevented the gun from being used, and also prevented all observation fro our trench. Pte Bosma crawled out of the trench and over 60 yards of open ground in broad daylight and killed the sniper with a bomb. He then returend to our trench and continued to work his gun with the upmost coolness."

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Rank:

Lance-Corporal

Unit:

10th Battalion, 3rd Australian Infantry Brigade, 1st Australian Division, Australian Army

Awarded on:

1916

• - Brons 96, November 2020
  

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