William Frank OSMOND MC

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Service Numbers:	5019, VX117037
Enlisted:	10 October 1914
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	5th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Salisbury, England, 28 April 1894
Home Town:	King Island, Tasmania
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Mildura, Victoria, Australia, 21 August 1961, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mildura (Nichols Point) Public Cemetery, Victoria Memorial ID 211561518

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10 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5019, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Train
2 Feb 1915:	Embarked Corporal, 5019, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Chilka, Melbourne
2 Feb 1915:	Involvement Corporal, 5019, 3rd Light Horse Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Chilka embarkation_ship_number: A51 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 12th Army Service Corps, Promoted Corporal on 10 December 1914.
3 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 53rd Infantry Battalion
25 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5th Division Artillery
22 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant
17 Dec 1917:	Honoured Military Cross, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in charge of a battery in action.
1 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5019, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , In France, gun shot wound to left leg.
10 May 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5019, Left England for Australia, arrived on 31 May 1919.
30 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5019, Served in the Middle East and France.

4 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, VX117037
11 Mar 1944:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, VX117037, Was posted as Chief Instructor at the Southern Command Training School, Seymour Victoria.

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