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OSBORNE, William Henry John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2658 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hillgrove, New South Wales, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Peak Hill, Parkes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public Schools, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 12 December 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 11, Row C, Grave 1 Rev. W.M. McKenzie officiated Headstone inscription reads: Not lost but gone before, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Parkes & District Cenotaph, Peak Hill War Memorial, Peak Hill and District Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2658, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2658, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2658, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel Anthony Osborne and Letitlia Osborne of Caswell Street, Peak Hill, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal