OSBALDISTON, George Albert
| Service Number: | 21393 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Company Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 31 August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Repatriation Hospital, Keswick, South Australia, 26 August 1942, aged 49 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Privately Cremated Ashes were not interred SA. Commemorated with a plaque in the SA Garden of Remembrance and another in the West Terrace Cemetery. |
| Memorials: | Townsville West State School Memorial Gate |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 21393, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 2 Feb 1918: | Involvement 21393, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1918: | Embarked 21393, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 29 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 7th Field Company Engineers | |
| 25 Jun 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 21393, 7th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment George was stationed at Victoria Barracks, QLD
Son of George William Osbaldiston and Margaret (Mary) Jane Osbaldiston nee Dowse of Loco Branch, Railway Depot, Townsville, QLD.
Prior to enlisting in the AIF George had served in the Navy for over four years and was and had been serving with the Royal Australian Engineers for over two years at the time of enlistment.
Commenced return to Australia on 22 January 1920 aboard HT Friedichsruh disembarking on 12 March 1920 at Sydney for onward travelt by rail to Brisbane.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 16 March 1926 George married Iris Matilda Martin in QLD.
At the time of his death George's residential address was Auchenflower, QLD.