Walter Charles OSBORNE

OSBORNE, Walter Charles

Service Number: 3393
Enlisted: 14 August 1915, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW
Last Rank: Staff Sergeant
Last Unit: 55th Infantry Battalion
Born: Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 1892
Home Town: Parramatta, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 16 May 1960, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales
Section Lawn 2, Grave 243
Memorials: Parramatta Superior Public School Great War Honour Board
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World War 1 Service

14 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3393, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW
2 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 3393, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
2 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 3393, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
13 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, From 3rd Battalion, at Tel-el-Kabir
24 Apr 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 3393, 55th Infantry Battalion, Gassed.
20 Sep 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 3393, 55th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the left arm a side
24 Jun 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 3393, 55th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

At the time of enlisting he gave his age as 23 years which matches the BMD registry but on his grave entry it gives his year of birth as 1900 which would have his age well under enlistment age

Son of James Osborne and Mary Osborne of 'Gillingham', Clifford Street, Parramatta, NSW

Commenced return to Australia 17 March 1919 aboard HT Plassy disembarking on 3 May 1919

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1923c Walter married Winifred Hoffman in Marrickville, NSW

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