Leslie OSMOND

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Service Number:	2807
Enlisted:	3 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Mascot, Botany Bay, New South Wales
Schooling:	Ultimo Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Confectioner & Boilermaker
Died:	Died of wounds - spinal, Military Hospital, Frencham, United Kingdom, 12 November 1916
Cemetery:	Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Section IV, Row H, Grave 2 Epitaph reads "In Loving Memory My Beloved Son. Mother"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2807, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
30 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2807, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2807, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
16 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, From 4th Battalion
28 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion, From 56th Battalion
5 Nov 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2807, 4th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the spine.

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Address at the time of enlistment was given as Bimli, Rawson Street, Mascot, NSW.

Son of Eliza Milburn nee Osmond of Echuca, Victoria.

Next of kin originally given as his aunt Una Wilfred on the corner of Broad Road And Hicks Street, Randwick, NSW later changed to his mother.

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