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OSBOURNE, Fred Harrison
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2136 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 May 1916, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Grimbsy, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Kingsthorpe, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 25 December 1974, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowoomba Garden of Remembrance | Cemetery & Crematorium |
| Memorials: | Toowoomba Queensland Railways Toowoomba Employees Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2136, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2136, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2136, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 3 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Infantry Battalion, From 42nd Battalion | |
| 29 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2136, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as C/- F. Smith of Kingsthorpe via Toowoomba, QLD.
Son of Richard Chapman Osbourne and Emily Osbourne nee Maxey of Bramhall Street, Cleethorps, Grimsby, England.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 March 1919 aboard HT Czar then transhipped to HT Dongala on 10 April 1919 at Alexandria for onward travel to Australia where he disembarked on 16 May 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 25 June 1932 Fred married Anna Louise Wrembeck in QLD