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OSBORNE, John Wesley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 20593 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 April 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Light Motor Set Wireless Troop and 1st Reinforcements |
| Born: | South Woodburn, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Woodburn, Richmond Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accounts Clerk |
| Died: | Bowral, New South Wales, Australia, 10 November 1957, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bowral General Cemetery, NSW Anglican area. Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Woodburn Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 20593, Light Motor Set Wireless Troop and 1st Reinforcements, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 19 Dec 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 20593, Light Motor Set Wireless Troop and 1st Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Dec 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 20593, Light Motor Set Wireless Troop and 1st Reinforcements, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 20593, Light Motor Set Wireless Troop and 1st Reinforcements, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Wesley Osborne and Sarah Osborne of South Woodburn, Richmond River, NSW
Invalided to India on 12 May 1918 aboard SS Sicilia resuming return to Australia on 18 August 1918 from India aboard SS Janus disembarking on 15 September 1918
Medal: British War Medal