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OSBORNE, William Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 18722 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Chadstone, Victoria, Australia, 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 18722, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 8 Aug 1917: | Involvement Driver, 18722, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1917: | Embarked Driver, 18722, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 13th Field Company Engineers, In France | |
| 19 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 18722, 13th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Oscar Henry Osborne and Elizabeth Jane Osborne nee Coombs of Mitchell Street, Bendigo, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 1 July 1919 aboard HT Frankfurt disembarking on 22 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal