George OSBORNE

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Service Number:	7053
Enlisted:	4 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	6th Field Company Engineers
Born:	Castleford, Yorkshire, England, 1891
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bricklayer
Died:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 March 1948, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Under the name of George Edward Osborn. Pittosporum, Garden G1, Bed 9, Rose 07. Interred on the 11 March 1948. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance
Memorials:

4 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 7053, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
1 Apr 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 7053, 2nd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 7053, 2nd Field Company Engineers, SS Makarini, Sydney
2 Oct 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 6th Field Company Engineers, From 2nd Field Company Engineers
17 Dec 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 7053, 6th Field Company Engineers, Wound to the shoulder
22 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 7053, 6th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Address at the time of enlistment was given as Regent Street, Middle Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria.

George served his bricklaying apprenticeship with Gallagher Bros of Castleford, England

Son of Fanny Osborne of Lincoln Street, Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Commenced return to Australia on 19 February 1919 aboard HT Orca disembarking on 7 April 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal