OSBORNE, Herbert Court
| Service Number: | 3702 |
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| 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 |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3702, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD | |
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| 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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Add my storyBiography 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