Stanley Brenen OSBORN

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OSBORN, Stanley Brenen

Service Number:	117
Enlisted:	15 March 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	5th Divisional Signal Company
Born:	Christchurch, New Zealand, 16 July 1892
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Cartoonist
Died:	America, 29 December 1975, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Evergreen Cemetery, Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, USA
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World War 1 Service

15 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 117, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
18 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 117, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
18 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 117, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
7 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Infantry Battalion, From Cyclist Company
28 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 63rd Infantry Battalion, At Windmill Hill, England, from 2nd Battalion
14 Apr 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 5th Divisional Signal Company, Wireless section
16 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 117, 5th Divisional Signal Company, Discharged in London, England, unit demobilised

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Edward Branen Osborn and Maud Osborn of Christchurch NZ.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Stanley Brenen Osborn (Stanley Branen Osborn) was a NZ born Australian cartoonist living mainly around World War I, and was known for his military-type drawings and work in the AIF. Records showing him in Sydney and listed as a cartoonist who served in WW1 highlighting his role in documenting the era through art but little is known from then on.

After discharge Stanley became a resident of USA residing in Philadelphia eventually moving to Florida, USA

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