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OSBORN, Frederick William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5151 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 November 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ware, Hertfordshire, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 24 November 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Esk Cemetery, Qld Grave reads E01065 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5151, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5151, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5151, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 20 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion, From 15th Battalion. | |
| 29 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 42nd Infantry Battalion, From 47th Battalion | |
| 1 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5151, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to deformed right foot |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Henry Osborn and Laura Osborn nee Storey of Rectory Road, Southam Middlesex, England.
Prior to coming to Australia Frederick had served four years with the Middlesex Regiment.
On 16 February 1918 Frederick married Lillian Louise Trangmar in the Parish Church, Brighton, England. Gordon C. Rawlins, Assistant Priest officiated.
Commenced return to Australia on 11 December 1918 aboard HT Saxon disembarking on 30 January 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal