Phil Hosking
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| Phil Hosking | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thornton Randall Philip Hosking | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Albert Park, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 6 August 1949 (aged 55) | ||
| Place of death | Caulfield South, Victoria | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1913 | Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Thornton Randall Philip Hosking (4 May 1894 - 6 August 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family[edit]
The son of John Andrew Hosking (1860-1936),[2] and Sarah Letitia Hosking (1863-1928), née Pearson,[3][4] Thornton Randall Philip Hosking was born at Albert Park, Victoria on 4 May 1894.
Two of his brothers, Albert Jeffrey Hosking (1885-1953),[5] and John Bruce "Jack" Hosking (1898-1917),[6] also served in the AIF. Jack died of the wounds he received in action, in France, on 22 July 1917.
He married Ettie Ruby Meade Menere (1891-1956), later Mrs. Bruce Duane, on 13 August 1913. They had one son. Following a divorce, he married Mona Gwenn Bromley Lloyd (1903-1984), later Mrs. Charles Trevor Turner, in 1939.
Football[edit]
Recruited from South Yarra, he played of First XVIII for Melbourne, against Collingwood, at the MCG, on 26 April 1913.
Military service[edit]
He served overseas with the First AIF: and, while in England, took part in the Pioneer Exhibition Game, at Queen's Club, West Kensington, on 28 October 1916.
Death[edit]
He died at his residence in South Caulfield on 6 August 1949.[8]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.409.
- ^ Deaths: Hosking, The Argus, (Wednesday, 4 November 1936), p.1.
- ^ Marriages: Hosking—Pearson, The Ballarat Star, (Tuesday, 30 September 1884), p.2.
- ^ Deaths: Hosking, The Age, (Saturday, 14 July 1928), p.9.
- ^ First World War Nominal Roll: Corporal Albert Jeffery (sic) Hosking (381), collection of the Australian War Museum; Corporal Albert Jeffrey Hosking (381), National Archives of Australia.
- ^ Australian War Memorial: Roll of Honour: Private John Bruce Hosking (1959), Australian War Memorial; First World War Service Record: Private John Bruce Hosking (1959), Australian National Archives.
- ^ Detail of Organised by Australian Olympic swimmer Lieutenant Frank Beaurepaire, etc., in the collection of the Australian War Memorial (Accession number: H16688).
- ^ Deaths: Hosking, The Argus, (Monday, 8 August 1949), p.11.
References[edit]
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Apprehensions: Thornton Hosking, New South Wales Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime, No.41, (Wednesday, 11 October 1911), p.380.
- Charged with Theft: Committed for Trial, The Barrier Miner, (Wednesday, 4 October 1911) p.8.
- Quarter Sessions: Pleaded Guilty, The Sydney Morning Herald, (Friday, 13 October 1911), p.5.
- Quarter Sessions: Sentenced, The Sydney Morning Herald, (Saturday, 14 October 1911), p.14.
- "No.12041, Thornton Hosking, 12-10-1911", Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930, New South Wales, Australia, at ancestry.com.au (subscription only).
- Return of Prisoners Discharged to Freedom or On License: Thornton Hosking, New South Wales Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime, No.30, (Wednesday, 24 July 1912), p.298.
- First World War Embarkation Roll: Private Thornton Phillip (sic) Hosking (4137), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- First World War Nominal Roll: Corporal Thornton Philip Hosking (4137), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- First World War Service Record: Corporal Thornton Philip Hosking (4137), National Archives of Australia.
External links[edit]
- Phil Hosking's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Phil Hosking at AustralianFootball.com
- Phil Hosking, at Demonwiki.
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