William OSBISTON

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Service Numbers:	1421, 1421A
Enlisted:	9 August 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	34th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brockley, Surrey, England, 1883
Home Town:	Canterbury, Canterbury, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 16 November 1939, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW
Memorials:

9 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1421, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
25 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 1421, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 1421, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney
21 May 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 34th Infantry Battalion, From Light Trench Mortar Batteries
28 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1421A, 34th Infantry Battalion, Letter A had been added when taken of strength with the 34th Battalion. Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of Robert Osbiston and Annie Osbiston of 'Canella', Canterbury Road, Canterbury, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 22 September 1919 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 12 November 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal