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OSBORNE, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3841 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Veterinary Hospital |
| Born: | Terang, Victoria, Australia, March 1868 |
| Home Town: | Beech Forest, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Yarraville, Victoria, Australia, 1945, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Footscray Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Beech Forest WWI Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3841, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 3841, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 3841, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 12 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Veterinary Hospital, At Calais from 29th Battalion | |
| 24 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3841, Australian Veterinary Hospital, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Lowered his age when enlisting. Calculated as being born 1873 on bmd the year of birth given as 1868
Son of William Osborne and Marian Osborne nee Goodwin of Terang, Victoria.
Husband of Eva Osborne of Beech Forest, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 26 September 1917
Medal: British War Medal