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OSBORNE, Charles Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3478 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 March 1918, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Second Class Air Mechanic |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Surrey, England, 6 January 1899 |
| Home Town: | Costerfield, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter and Turner |
| Died: | Ararat, Victoria, Australia, 4 September 1969, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ararat General Cemetery Grave 5309 |
| Memorials: | Costerfield Great European War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Mar 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 3478, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 5 Oct 1918: | Involvement 3478, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Zealandic embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Embarked 3478, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), SS Zealandic, Melbourne | |
| 14 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 3478, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Discharged at the 3rd Military District | |
| 14 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 3478, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Philip Osborne and Rosina Osborne nee PHillips of Costerfiel, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 18 December 1919 aboard HT Konigin Luise disembarking on 4 February 1920
Medal: Medal British War Medal
During 1923c Charles married Inez Birkin