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OSBORNE, Claude Edward Frank James
| Service Number: | 7967 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Postal Corps |
| Born: | Unley South Australia, 12 October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Adelaide High School, Mylor Primary School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 21 January 1928, aged 33 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mitcham General Cemetery, South Australia Section A, Grave 910 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, S.A. Railway Goods Dept. Mile End Roll of Honor, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7967, 1st Australian General Hospital, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 7967, 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 7967, 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 18 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Field Ambulance, From 1st Divisional 1st Australian General Hospital at Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 1 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Postal Corps, From 13th Field Ambualnce | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 7967 | |
| 21 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 7967, Australian Army Postal Corps, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frank Edward Aplin Osborne and Deanie Osborne nee Smith of Olive Street, Fullarton, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 August 1919 aboard HT Katoomba disembarking on 20 September 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 9 April 1921 Claude married Edith May Roberts in the Baptist Church, Unley Park, SA
The Mail on 21 January 1928 it was written-
After a short illness Mr. Claude Osborne, of Birdwood avenue, Unley, died at an early hour this morning. Deceased was well known in connection with the St. John Ambulance Brigade, having occupied the position of secretary of the South Australian district for several years. He was a particularly keen ambulance worker, having gone through four years of war service in that capacity. He has left a widow and two children. His remains will be interred at Mitcham Cemetery tomorrow afternoon