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OSBORN, Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5445 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, 24 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Meekatharra, Meekatharra, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith Striker |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 27 January 1983, aged 91 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Guildford Cemetery, Western Australia General section, Row A |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5445, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 17 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5445, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5445, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Fremantle | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Captured at Bapaume, France whiled in the head and shoulder. Admitted to the Rez Laz, Julich, Germany. Later interned at Limburg, Lahn, Germany. Repatriated to England arriving on 5 December 1918 | |
| 5 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5445, 11th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Henry Osborne and Elizabeth Osborne nee Duncan of Meekatharra, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 5 March 1919 aboard HT Nevasa on 12 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c Gordon married Idreana (Jessie) Harpernin WA.