John Arthur (Jack) OSBORNE

John Arthur (Jack) OSBORNE Update Details

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Service Numbers:	2655, Q54618
Enlisted:	20 January 1916, Enlisted at Cairns, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1)
Born:	Bowen, Queensland, Australia, 22 September 1900
Home Town:	Proserpine, Whitsunday, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia, 1 June 1951, aged 50 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cairns Cemetery, Queensland Monumental East Side, Row M4, Grave 6154. Grave is unmarked
Memorials:

20 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2655, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), Enlisted at Cairns, QLD
4 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 2655, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: ''
4 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 2655, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane
5 Jan 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2655, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), Discharged at the 1st Military District due to being underage

22 Sep 1941:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Q54618
2 Nov 1943:	Discharged AIF WW1, Q54618

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Served as Jack Arthur Osborne, actually age at the time of enlistment was fourteen.

Son of John Henry Osborne and Caroline Osborne nee Peterson of Proserpine, QLD.

Commenced return to Australia on 21 November 1916 aboard HS Ayrshire disembarking on disembarking on 10 December 1916

Medal WW1: British War Medal

On 20 February 1924 John married Hilda May Satathiel in QLD

Medals WW2: War Medal, Australian Service Medal