Herbert Court OSBORNE

OSBORNE, Herbert Court

Service Number: 3702
Enlisted: 5 July 1917, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 49th Infantry Battalion
Born: Aligurh, India, 2 January 1889
Home Town: Thursday Island (War-Ben Island, Waiben Island), Torres Strait, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Trader
Memorials: Thursday Island Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

5 Jul 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3702, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
1 Aug 1917: Involvement Private, 3702, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
1 Aug 1917: Embarked Private, 3702, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Sydney
12 Mar 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3702, 49th Infantry Battalion, Discharged in London, unit demobilised

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Address at the time of enlistment was given as Metropole Hotel, Thursday Island, QLD.

Prior to arriving in Australia Herbert had served in the Royal Navy for eight years

Son of  Alfred Walter Osborne and Elizabeth Osborne nee Court of Jersey, Channel Islands, England.

Medal: British War Medal