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OSBORNE, Percy Beaumont
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6079 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 February 1916, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia , 1894 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Church of England Grammar School, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Cerebro Spinal Meningitis, Tidworth, United Kingdom, 2 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Tidworth Military Cemetery, England Row C, Grave 278. Interred on 5 February 1917. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton Borough of Hamilton Roll of Honour, Hamilton Christ Church Anglican Church Memorial Window, Hamilton Christ Church WW1 Roll of Honor, Hamilton War Memorial, Maryborough War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6079, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 6079, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 6079, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 2 Feb 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 6079, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6079 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-02-02 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred George Osborne and Emily Osborne nee Drury, later known as Harris, of The Vicarage, Hamilton, Victoria.
When he enlisted he was employed by the Union Bank, Ballarat, Victoria
Medal: British War Medal