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OSBORN, John Edward Norman
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Chaplains' Department |
| Born: | Roma, Queensland, Australia, 23 July 1882 |
| Home Town: | Albion, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clergyman |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 27 July 1966, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Buderim Lawn Cemetery - Crematorium & Memorial Gardens |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Australian Army Chaplains' Department, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Chaplains' Department, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Australian Army Chaplains' Department, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1917: | Honoured Military Cross, Splendid coolness and devotion to duty during Messines Battle in June 1917. | |
| 18 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Australian Army Chaplains' Department, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 27 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Chaplain. Enlisted at Brisbane | |
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| 13 May 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward Castell Osborn and Amy Osborn nee Bird of Roma, QLD
Husband of Muriel Haldon Osborne nee Harris of Lutwyche Rectory, Albion, QLD. John and Muriel married during 1914c
Commenced return to Australia on 11 December 1918 abard HT Burma, transport duties, disembarking on 29 January 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals WW1: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Medals WW2: Pacific Star, War Medal, Australian Service Medal, Efficiency Medal