George Sydney OSBORN

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Service Number:	2933
Enlisted:	3 October 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Koo-Wee-Rup, Victoria, Australia, 1 October 1895
Home Town:	Koo Wee Rup, Victoria
Schooling:	Koo-Wee-Rup State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farm Hand
Died:	Died of wounds , 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, France, 6 November 1917, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Boulogne Eastern Cemetery Plot V111, Row I, Grave 101. Headstone inscription reads: When the roll is called up yonder he'll be there Mother
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2933, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 2933, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 2933, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne
28 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 67th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 38th Battalion
20 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 39th Infantry Battalion, From 39th Battalion
3 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2933, 39th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left arm
6 Nov 1917:	Involvement Private, 2933, 39th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2933 awm_unit: 39th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-11-06

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Son of George Osborn and Mary Osborn nee Swanston of "Odell," Koo-wee-rup, Victoria.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal