View source for Hoskins James Arthur Gunner 1138574

{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Hoskins James Arthur
|Army number=1138574
|Rank=Gunner
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards
|Date of birth=Not yet ascertained.
|Age=(At time of death).  Not yet known.
|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery 29/1/1942.  Underwent Basic Training at the 21st Medium and Heavy Training Regiment.  Posted to the 1st Mountain Regiment 13/6/1942.  Posted to the 3rd Mountain Regiment 1/12/1942 when the units separated.  Posted Y List 30/11/1943.  Posted back to 3rd Mountain Regiment 24/3/1944.  Posted overseas.  Posted X List (2) South East Asia 25/10/1945.  Returned to the 3rd Mountain Regiment 27/10/1945.  Posted to 123rd Field Regiment 1/12/1945.  Release Y List 20/11/1946.  Returned to the UK.  Relegated to the Z/T Reserve 2/2/1947.  Demobilised.
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
|Task or role=Details awaited.
|Joined Brigade=Not yet known.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address=No family information yet. 
}}

Much of the information on this Page was extracted from the soldier’s Royal Artillery Tracer Card – held on Ancestry.co.uk.