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OSBORNE, William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 840, 20691 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Engineer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 840, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 840, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 840, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jan 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 840, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit | |
| 21 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 20691, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
| 16 Nov 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 20691, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Canberra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 16 Nov 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 20691, Field Company Engineers, SS Canberra, Sydney | |
| 21 Jul 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 20691, Field Company Engineers, Discharged as an illegal absentee from 21 April 1918 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry James Osborne and Isabella Osborne nee Curtis of Cintra Avenue, St Kilda, Victoria.
William gave other occupations as Chaffeur and Electrician
Commenced return to Australia (first time) 4 August 1915 aboard HT Port Lincoln disembarking on 2 September 1915. When or if he returned to Australia the second time is unknown as he had deserted in 1918 until 1920 when he arrived at Australia House, London.
Not eligible for medals due to desertion