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OSBORNE, William Lyle

Service Number:	982
Enlisted:	14 January 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	11th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Sedgwick, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Sedgwick, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Sedgwick State School No. 935, Victoria
Occupation:	Stockrider
Died:	Illness, Harefield, United Kingdom, 28 August 1917
Cemetery:	Harefield (St. Mary) Churchyard, Middlesex, United Kingdom Australian Section 34, Harefield (St Mary) Churchyard, Harefield, Hillingdon, England, United Kingdom
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

14 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 982, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic.
21 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 982, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Uganda embarkation_ship_number: A66 public_note: ''
21 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 982, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Uganda, Melbourne
17 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 982, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
1 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Division Artillery , Egypt
5 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, France
22 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, France
8 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 982, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Mouquet Farm
25 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , France
28 Aug 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 982, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 982 awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-08-28

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

Died of illness (diabetes, coma) at No. 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, England.