OSBORNE, James Windsor
Service Numbers: | 2824, Q54836 |
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Enlisted: | 24 November 1941, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Woodburn, New South Wales, Australia, 22 January 1898 |
Home Town: | Woodburn, Richmond Valley, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Casual Linesman |
Died: | Queensland, Australia, 14 June 1981, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Woodburn Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
8 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2824, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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8 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2824, 6th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Mongolia, Sydney | |
12 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2824, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
World War 2 Service
24 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Q54836, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD | |
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29 Sep 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Q54836, Discharge at the 1st Military District. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Wesley Osborne and Sarah Osborne nee Windsor of South Woodburn, Richmond River, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 28 June 1919 aboard HT Madras disembarking on 3 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c James married Pauline Z. Thimpson in Casino, NSW
At the time of enlisting for WW2 he was residing in Yeppoon, QLD
Medals WW2: War Medal, Australian Service Medal