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OSBORN, John

Service Numbers:	864, 1224
Enlisted:	29 December 1914, Oaklands, South Australia
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	3rd Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia, 1872
Home Town:	Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Public School, Millers Forest, Hunter River, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, Palestine, 1 November 1917
Cemetery:	Beersheba War Cemetery
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rosewater Womens Memorial Roll of Honour WW1

World War 1 Service

29 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 864, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Oaklands, South Australia
6 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 1224, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
6 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 1224, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
1 Nov 1917:	Involvement Trooper, 864, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 864 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-11-01

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Enlisted under alias Harry Green